Asian Games in Hangzhou rescheduled for September 2023

The postponed 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China have been reset to September 23 to October 8, 2023, with the boxing tournament being seen as one of the most important competitions for the national federations in the calendar. The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) confirmed the new dates on Tuesday and said it took ... More

Young Kyrgyz and Uzbek stars dazzle in Abdykalykov tournament

Up-and-coming young fighters from Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan reigned supreme in the Nurlan Abdykalykov Tournament held recently in the Kyrgyz village of Kochkor. Eleven Under-22 standouts emerged atop their respective weight divisions in the tourney named in honor of one of the host country’s top boxers in the ... More

Kazakhstan dominates Aitenov Brothers youth tilt

Host nation Kazakhstan seized 11 of the 13 gold medals in the 22nd Aitenov Brothers Youth Tournament that concluded over the weekend in the city of Kostanay. ASBC Asian Youth & Junior Boxing Championships 2022 silver medalists Daulet Tulemisov and Sultanbek Aibaruly spearheaded the gold haul of the hometown ... More

Obituary for Mr. Salehi

The Asian Boxing Confederation, led by President Pichai Chunhavajra,  expresses its sincere condolences to the bereaved famIly of Mr. Javad Salehi, father of Siamak Salehi, vice president of the Iranian Boxing Federation. The older Salehi passed away recently of a heart attack. He was 80 years old. The ... More

Erkinboyev, other Asian winners zoom to Aitenov finals

Reigning Asian youth champion Fazliddin Erkinboyev of Uzbekistan and fellow Asian medalists overcame their respective assignments in the semifinals of the 22nd Aitenov Brothers Youth Tournament in Kostanay, Kazakhstan over the weekend. The 17-year-old Erkinboyev, who won the welterweight (67kg) title in the ASBC ... More

ASBC medalist Anarbayev seals podium finish in Aitenov youth tournament

Kazakhstan’s ASBC Asian Youth Championships featherweight (57kg) bronze winner Bakhtiyar Anarbayev came through with a 5-0 drubbing of Dmitriy Zolotkov in the quarterfinals of the 22nd Aitenov Brothers Youth Tournament in the Kazakh city of Kostanay last Friday. With the one-sided victory, the 17-year-old ... More

Uzbekistan’s Erkinboyev nips Kazakhstan’s Sovetov anew in Aitenov Brothers youth tourney

Asian youth champion Fazliddin Erkinboyev of Uzbekistan sneaked past Islam Sovetov of Kazakhstan, 3-2, in a touted rematch in the preliminary round of the 22nd Aitenov Brothers Youth Tournament in the Kazakh city of Kostanay last Thursday. Erkinboyev, who snagged the welterweight (67kg) title against Sovetov in the ... More

Asian medalists reign in Iran’s youth national event

Three Asian Boxing Confederation (ASBC) Asian Youth Championships podium finishers came out victorious in the Iranian Youth National Championships 2022 that concluded recently in the city of Mashhad. Amman 2022 bronze winner and the new face of the national youth team Nima Bayati of Tehran first dispatched Mehrda... More

20 Federations set to attend maiden Kuwait international competition

A total of 20 strong national federations led by Ukraine, Thailand and Uzbekistan are set to slug it out in the 1st Kuwait International Boxing Championships scheduled on July 20 to 26. Bahrain, Bulgaria, China, Germany, Guinea-Bissau, Hong Kong, Iran, Iraq, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Paestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, ... More

Zhussupov, Bibossinov spark Kazakhstan’s 11-gold haul in Elorda tourney

Defending world champions Temirtas Zhussupov and Saken Bibossinov spearheaded Kazakhstan’s furious campaign as the hometown bets captured 11 out of the 13 titles in the men’s division of the 1st Elorda Cup held recently in the capital city of Nur-Sultan. The 34-year-old Zhussupov, the minimumweight (48kg) king ... More