Asia won record number of seven gold medals in the AIBA Women’s Youth World Boxing Championships

The seventh competition day saw the 10 final contests in the Guwahati 2017 AIBA Women’s Youth World Boxing Championships in India. Record number of 21 Asian boxers advanced to the semi-finals and our talents topped the No.1 place among the continents. Among the 10 Asian finalists record number of 7 boxers won the titles in the AIBA Women’s Youth World Boxing Championships. Furthermore Jyoti Singh of India and Vietnam’s Do Hong Ngoc qualified for the Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic Games.
The total numbers of the boxers are 160 from 31 nations in Guwahati and among them 67 Asian competitors were competing for the medals in the Indian city from 14 countries from our continent. China, Chinese Taipei, India, Japan, Kazakhstan, South Korea, Mongolia, Nepal, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Vietnam are the participating Asian nations in Guwahati.

Light flyweight (48kg):
India’s new sensational talent 17-year-old Nitu defeated Bulgaria’s two-time EUBC European Youth Champion Emi-Mari Todorova in a key preliminary contest in Guwahati which raised her motivation in the event. Nitu, who received the right to box in Guwahati only in the final minute, defeated China’s three-time National Champion in various age groups Nie Yuan in the semi-final and advanced to the title contest. Nitu used the perfect tactic against Kazakhstan’s most technician boxer in their women’s youth team, Zhazira Urakbayeva and she looked motivated in their strong final bout. The Indian talent felt the tempo and her attacks were successful therefore Nitu won the first gold medal of the AIBA Women’s Youth World Boxing Championships.

Flyweight (51kg):
India’s Jyoti Singh moved up to the flyweight (51kg) only in the recent months but she was selected to represent her country in Guwahati. The Indian talent, who will be turning to 17 only in December, eliminated Ukraine’s EUBC European Confederation Women’s Youth Boxing Championships silver medallist Anastasia Lisinska, Italy’s No.1 Giovanna Marchese and Kazakhstan’s technician Zhansaya Abdraimova during her road to the title contest. The Indian talent started her final against Russia’s Ekaterina Molchanova with tough combinations and she felt the rhythm from the first seconds. The young Indian talent had great stamina in the third round and she celebrated her close triumph which took for her a ticket for the Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic Games.

Bantamweight (54kg):
India’s AIBA Women’s Junior World Champion Sakshi Choudhary was amazing in her preparation events before Guwahati and arrived to the city as one of the best hope of the host country. The 17-year-old Indian eliminated a star rival Russia’s two-time European Champion Indira Shudabaeva, China’s Youth National Champion Lu Xia and Japan’s Youth National Champion Sena Irie during her road to the finals. The Indian talent was not able to produce the same strong performance in the final of the AIBA Women’s Youth World Boxing Championships but she was able to beat England’s Ivy-Jane Smith by split decision in the title contest. Sakshi launched effective punches mainly in the third round which was the difference between them today which meant India achieved its third gold in Guwahati.

Featherweight (57kg):
India’s Balkan Women’s Youth Tournament winner Shashi Chopra delivered her fifth sensational performance in Guwahati where she realized her objective and won the gold medal of the weight class. The 18-year-old Hisar-based boxer eliminated Uzbekistan’s two-time Youth National Champion Durdonakhon Rakhmatova, Chinese Taipei’s Lin Li Wei Yi, Kazakhstan’s Sandugash Abilkhan and Mongolia’s No.1 Namuun Monkhor in her road to the finals. Chopra had to meet with her fifth Asian rival, Vietnam’s ASEAN Youth Champion Do Hong Ngoc in the final where she was able to use her long hands successfully. The Indian talent launched powerful punches mainly in the second round and won her country’s fourth gold medal in Guwahati.

Lightweight (60kg):
South Korea’s new flag bearer in their team Im Ae Ji was amazing in the first round when she eliminated India’s Golden Gloves of Vojvodina Women’s Youth Tournament winner Vanlalhariatpuii and she continued her strong performance against Bulgaria’s Aslahan Mehmedova, United States’ Youth National Champion star Diana Estrada and Australia’s Commonwealth Youth Games winner Ella Boot in her road to the finals. The 18-year-old South Korean was still enough hungry in the final of the event when she met with Italy’s EUBC European Women’s Junior Champion Vittoria De Carlo. The hard trainings with two-time ASBC Asian Champion Oh Yeon Ji has paid off and Im Ae Ji delivered a historical success for South Korea in Guwahati.

Light welterweight (64kg):
India’s Ankushita Boro lives and trains in Assam region therefore she knows well the environment in Guwahati which is only 200km away from her home. The 17-year-old boxer, who achieved silver in the Ahmet Comert Youth Tournament and also in the Balkan Women’s Youth Tournament, eliminated Turkey’s Cagla Aluc and Italy’s Rebecca Nicolli in the previous rounds which victories were revenges from her previous losses. Boro tried to keep her concentration in the same top level against Russia’s Ekaterina Dynnik in the final and used her height advantage in the last bout of the whole event. Assam-based Ankushita Boro delivered her best performance in the right time in the finals and secured India’s fifth gold medal in the competition.

Heavyweight (81kg):
Kazakhstan’s experienced Araylym Begdilda won three international events this year and she was named as gold medal contender of the heavyweight (81kg) before the start of the AIBA Women’s Youth World Boxing Championships. The 18-year-old Kazakh boxer eliminated her Polish rival, Ewelina Manka in the quarter-final and dominated her semi-final against Ukraine’s Elizaveta Sliusar. Begdilda had a few difficulties against Russia’s EUBC European Women’s Youth Champion Anastasia Rybak in the first round but she adopted the level of the contest still in time. The Kazakh boxer launched the more powerful punches in their final contest and celebrated her country’s first gold medal in Guwahati.

Heavyweight (+81kg):
Kazakhstan’s AIBA Women’s Junior World Boxing Championships silver medallist Dina Islambekova eliminated a tough rival Hungary’s two-time EUBC European Confederation Women’s Youth Boxing Championships silver medallist Adrienn Juhasz in their quarter-final and she was able to eliminate also India’s Balkan Women’s Youth Tournament winner Neha Yadav in the last four. The 17-year-old Kazakh girl was quicker than her final rival, Russia’s AIBA Women’s Junior World Champion Kristina Tkacheva but her European opponent was the stronger puncher therefore Islambekova received the silver medal in Guwahati.

List of the winners in the AIBA Women’s Youth World Boxing Championships
48kg: Nitu, India
51kg: Jyoti Singh, India
54kg: Sakshi Choudhary, India
57kg: Shashi Chopra, India
60kg: Im Ae Ji, South Korea
64kg: Ankushita Boro, India
69kg: Citlalli Ortiz, United States of America
75kg: Anastasia Shamonova, Russia
81kg: Araylym Begdilda, Kazakhstan
+81kg: Kristina Tkacheva, Russia