Cambodia’s Davit Touch knocked out an experienced rival at the Thailand Open International Boxing Tournament
Twenty-two quarter-final contests were held in the third competition day of the Thailand Open International Boxing Tournament in Phuket today. Cambodia’s Davit Touch delivered the main surprise of the day, he knocked out his Filipino rival already in the first round.
Altogether 130 elite boxers are attending in the Thailand Open including 74 male and 56 female athletes in Phuket. Cambodia, Chinese Taipei, India, Italy, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Nepal, New Zealand, Palestine, Philippines, Singapore, host Thailand and Vietnam are attending in the Thailand Open International Boxing Tournament.
Mrs. Karina Picson of the Philippines is the Technical Delegate of the Thailand Open International Boxing Tournament in Phuket where Mr. Wan Abdul Hamid of Malaysia is the Deputy TD while India’s Lenny D’Gama works as Observer and Referee & Judge Evaluator.
The Angsana Convention Hall is the venue of the Thailand Open International Boxing Tournament. The Thailand Open International Boxing Tournament is a preparation event before the IBA Women’s World Boxing Championships, Southeast Asian Games, Asian Games, Commonwealth Games, ASBC Asian Elite Boxing Championships and EUBC European Elite Boxing Championships.
Peerapat Yeasungnoen advanced to the semi-finals at the middleweight
Thailand’s Peerapat Yeasungnoen had a close success in the first preliminary round of the Thailand Open International Boxing Tournament and the middleweight boxer tried to land stronger punches in his second appearance in Phuket. He met with Singapore’s Velco Tan Jun Yuan who has just claimed the gold medal in their National Championships before the international event. Yeasungnoen, who earned bronze at the 2018 AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships, is a real man now and he performed better in Phuket following to get some ring experiences on Day1. The Thai talent controlled the exchanges, he has done excellent performance in the third and won the bout unanimously.
Vietnam’s Bui Phuoc Tung is the second medallist at the middleweight
New Zealand’s Emile Richardson attended at the 2019 Thailand Open International Boxing Tournament and returned to the country after more than two and half years of break. The Kiwi middleweight boxer waited for his comeback so much and met in the quarter-finals with Vietnam’s Bui Phuoc Tung who has been preparing to the 2022 SEA Games. The Vietnamese boxer has seven years of national experiences but he is not well-known in the international stage yet. Bui worked from longer range and his counter-shots arrived with perfect timing stopping Richardson and won their bout for the medal haunt.
India’s Sumit proved fantastic progress
India’s new middleweight sensation, Sumit was quarter-finalist at the Kielce 2021 AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships and he developed so rapidly in the recent one year. The Indian defeated Russia’s AIBA World Boxing Championships silver medallist Dzhambulat Bizhamov in the Strandja Memorial Tournament and he opened his first round in Phuket against Kazakhstan’s Timur Nurseitov in amazing rhythm. Sumit landed four-times more shots than the 25-year-old Kazakh boxer and his tempo impressed the judges in Phuket. The Indian youngster kept the distance in the third round, he did not make any mistakes and won the bout with impressive performance. Sumit will now meet with another Kazakh boxer, former ASBC Asian Youth Champion Ayatulla Takizhanov in the last four.
Togambay stopped his Vietnamese opponent
Kazakhstan’s Sagyndyk Togambay won the gold medal at the Puerto Princesa 2017 ASBC Asian Junior Boxing Championships and he earned two ASBC Asian youth titles in 2018 and in 2019. The Kazakh heavyweight boxer won his first elite competition, the Gee Bee Tournament on March 2020 but he has hard job to reach the No.1 position in his homeland. His opponent, Nguyen Manh Cuong of Vietnam landed a few effective jabs in the first round and surprised the Kazakh boxer. Togambay stepped into the gas in the second round, worked more on feet and caught Nguyen one time with a strong head blow. Togambay landed powerful combinations in the third and the ringside doctor stopped their contest due to the bleeding of the Vietnamese boxer.
Kazakhstan’s Aibek Oralbay eliminated a tough Indian
Kazakhstan’s Youth Olympic Games winner and ASBC Asian Youth Champion Aibek Oralbay joined to the elite events in 2019 and he has now three years of experiences at the heavyweight. The Kazakh youngster caught India’s Gaurav Chauhan already in the first round with heavy shots and took the lead on the judges’ scorecards after three minutes. Oralbay landed a tough right-handed hook in the middle of the second round and stopped the Indian attacks with his great technical skills. The Indian did not give up their quarter-final bout and he had also some good shots but Oralbay won their battle in Phuket.
Jakkapong Yomkhot turned back his heavyweight contest
Thailand’s Jakkapong Yomkhot was near to qualify for the Tokyo Olympic Games and he proved his development at the Belgrade 2021 AIBA Men’s Elite World Boxing Championships. The 26-year-old Thai moved up to the heavyweight due to the Southeast Asian Games which will be held in Hanoi, Vietnam next month. Thai boxer was not enough careful in the first round and Singapore’s new National Champion Muhammad Dinie Hakeem Bin Abdul Rahman knocked him down in the first round. Yomkhot performed much better in the second round and he knocked down his Singaporean rival in the third therefore he could turn back their contest. The Thai boxer will now meet in the last four with Indonesia’s Sandyarto Deno Feroja who eliminated Philippines’ newcomer Wendell Dagle.
Philippines’ Aira Villegas returned to the events with top performance
Philippines’ Aira Villegas reached some impressive results in the recent four years and she returned to the international stage at the Thailand Open International Boxing Tournament. Villegas had to meet in the quarter-finals of the women’s flyweight with her teammate, Mary I.C. Sinadjan who is a 20-year-old talent and the Thailand Open is her first elite competition. The more experienced Villegas dictated the tempo and landed the heavier shots in their meeting and her speed was also in different level. Villegas won their contest by large margin of differences and secured a guaranteed medal in the competition. The Filipino will now meet with Thailand’s AIBA Women’s Youth World Boxing Championships silver medallist Nillada Meekoon who stopped Singapore’s Efasha Binte Kamarudin.
Vietnam’s Nguyen Thi Tam eliminated a powerful Italian
Vietnam’s best female boxer, ASBC Asian Women’s Champion Nguyen Thi Tam is a tall boxer at the flyweight who had the massive height advantage against Italy’s Giordana Sorrentino and used this as weapon in the first round. The Italian also qualified for the Tokyo Olympic Games as Nguyen Thi Tam and tried to reduce the fighting distance in their tough quarter-final bout. The energetic Sorrentino was patient and landed her shots from closer distance but Nguyen countered her with perfect timing. The New Zealander referee gave a warning to the Vietnamese star in the second round due to her head capture. Nguyen landed the clearer punches from her safest distance and advanced to the semi-finals after beating a powerful Italian rival.
Cambodia’s David Touch knocked out an experienced Filipino
Cambodia sent a few boxers to the Thailand Open International Boxing Tournament and their Davit Touch exceeded all of the previous expectations with his strength in the opening bout of the evening session. The Cambodian light welterweight boxer shocked Philippines’ John Paul Panuayan and knocked out his more experienced rival in the first round. The Cambodian won his nation’s first contest in Phuket and will be meeting in the last four with Thailand’s best boxer in this weight class, Somchay Wongsuwan who progressed well in the previous period. The Thai boxer controlled all of the exchanges against Philippines’ former ASBC Asian Youth Champion and SEA Games winner James Palicte.
Sanatali Toltayev and Lai Chun En boxed in the bout of the day
Kazakhstan’s ASBC Asian Youth Champion Sanatali Toltayev expected a tough battle against Chinese Taipei’s Rio 2016 Olympian Lai Chu En who is their best male boxer in the national team. Lai is a southpaw boxer and he has eight years of international experiences therefore Toltayev had to keep the focus from the first seconds. Chinese Taipei’s pride used his virtuoso footwork in the first round and counter-attacked the 22-year-old Kazakh successfully. Toltayev opened the second round in different rhythm and he had good shots following his tactical change. Lai responded with excellent hooks in that period and adopted the new rhythm of the contest which was one of the best ones in the day. Toltayev’s close success means that he can box in the last four with his powerful teammate, Sultan Mussinov who stopped his Vietnamese opponent quickly.
Thailand’s Phoemsap and Kazakhstan’s Shymbergenov dominated their contests
Thailand’s Youth Olympic Games winner Atichai Phoemsap moved up to the welterweight in the recent one and half year during the Covid-19 period. The Thai star demonstrated his skills against New Zealand’s Wendell Stanley and won their contest by unanimous decision delivering better performance than on Day1. Kazakhstan’s Aslanbek Shymbergenov was silver medallist at the Jakarta 2018 Asian Games and he has nine years of international experiences. Following he proved excellent technical skills, he developed his strength and proved against Philippines’ Marjon Pianar today. The Kazakh welterweight boxer caught the younger Filipino several times and following his RSC triumph, he can meet with Phoemsap in the last four.
Thailand’s Bunjong Sinsiri was confident on Day3
Thailand’s Bunjong Sinsiri is a 30-year-old boxer at the welterweight but he did not get the chance to compete in a big championship yet. The local boxer used his strength to win his contest in the preliminary stage and he started better his quarter-final than Singapore’s Velvan Tan Jun Jie who joined from their youth squad. The southpaw Sinsiri kept the control in the first and second rounds against the younger Singaporean and he was a hard target for Tan. His opponent was passive in the third round therefore Sinsiri won their contest by unanimous decision and will be meeting in the last four with Indonesia’s 25-year-old Saroha Tua Lumbantobing.
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