Big guns will meet at the Kazakhstan Youth Sports Games in Kyzyl-Orda from April 20
The next edition of the Kazakhstan Youth National Sports Games will be held in the city of Kyzyl-Orda on April 20-27.
The city of Kyzyl-Orda is located in south-central Kazakhstan and it is the capital of the region with the population of more than 300,000 inhabitants.
Kazakhstan’s Andrei Yeskin Youth Memorial, the Ibraimov Prizes Women’s Tournament, and the Bekzat Sattarkhanov Youth Memorial were preparation competitions for the Youth National Sports Games.
The 2007 and 2008 born boxers are eligible to participate in the competition which will be a strong selection event for this age group.
Kazakhstan’s female boxers have strong experience from the previous junior and youth championships, tournaments and other international competitions.
The women’s minimumweight (48kg) could be a very strong category in Kyzyl-Orda where the 16-year-old Aiym Tankibayeva and Madira Zhumakhan could be the favourites.
The Junior World Championships bronze medallist Sila Bybolsynkyzy, the Junior World Champion Ayazhan Sydyk and Ayazhan Yermek could be the stars of the smaller weight categories in Kyzyl-Orda.
The ASBC Asian Youth Champion, the powerful Tolganay Kassymkhan had a surprise loss in the Bekzat Sattarkhanov Youth Memorial Tournament but she is ready to return in top shape during the Kyzyl-Orda event.
Their Junior World Champion Aisulu Mukhit is the strong favourite of the welterweight in the Youth National Games. Mariya Sidorenko competed in the last edition of the Youth World Boxing Championships and she is still in the youth age group this year as well.
Among the heavier female youth talents, Aruzhan Zeinullayeva and Panar Seitkhankyzy not only represented Kazakhstan in the recent ASBC Championships but she won several medals in the World and continental level of boxing.
Kazakhstan has amazing talents in the men’s youth age group including Nurkhan Kumarbekov, Dossymzhan Tanatar, the ASBC Asian Junior Champion Aldiyar Bakhadur, and the Junior World bronze medallist Nygman Nygmet in the smaller weight classes.
The best boxer of the Bekzat Sattarkhanov Youth Memorial Tournament Sultan Turdaly, the ASBC Junior medallists as Bekarys Nurmukhan and Zhassulan Berdaly are also well-experienced talents in the international stage.
There could be a big rivalry between Igor Solovyov and Timur Taybekov once again at the light heavyweight (80kg) in Kyzyl-Orda. The next big battle is expected between Beksultan Kairatuly and Vladislav Samozhonov at the super heavyweight while Rassul Assankhanov could be the star of the heavyweight.
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