Dulguunsaikhan Kharkhuu retains the boxing family traditions and joined the finals of the East Asian Youth Games

The Asian Games will be the top event of the year and will be opening in Hangzhou on September 23 but before that another multisport competition holds in Mongolia. The new edition of the East Asian Youth Games turned to its final phase, the line-ups of the title contests revealed.

China, DPR Korea, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Macau, host Mongolia, Chinese Taipei and Guam have the rights to compete in the East Asian Youth Games this August. Among them China, Japan, South Korea, Mongolia, and Chinese Taipei sent boxers to the East Asian Youth Games.

Altogether 14 female and 29 male boxers are participating for the ten available titles in Mongolia’s capital. Boxers who were born in 2005 and in 2006 are eligible to participate in the East Asian Youth Games. The venue of the boxing event of the Games is the Mongolian Wrestling Palace which has the capacity of 2,500 spectators. 

South Korea’s female boxer, An Su Bin had eliminated her first rival in Ulaanbaatar, Japan’s Amu Ota at the women’s light flyweight (50kg) and she proved strong progress. She had a more difficult opponent as next, China’s Liu Qianfang and An was not able to keep the rhythm in their meeting. The Chinese girl stopped the South Korean talent and she will now meet for the title Mongolia’s Saruul Batsaikhan who eliminated Chi Ya Chen of Chinese Taipei in the second semi-final.

Dulguunsaikhan Kharkhuu was born in a boxing family, his brothers are stars in the Mongolian elite national team. The 17-year-old flyweight (51kg) boxer felt the support of the local fans and he eliminated South Korea’s Jin Juan in one of the most hectic contests of the day. The Mongolian will be facing for the gold medal with China’s Zhang Hanrui who eliminated Japan’s Jo Oikawa in another narrow fight.

Japan’s Fuma Kumamoto opened his campaign with a success and he continued his winning path against Chinese Taipei’s Lin Yi Cheng in the semi-finals of the men’s featherweight (57kg). Kumamoto will be meeting for the title of the weight class with China’s newcomer Zhu Jinda who defeated Erdenebold Munkh-Erdene in a tight bout.

Mongolia’s Ulemj Baasandash competed in the last edition of the ASBC Asian Youth & Junior Boxing Championships in Amman but he was not the favourite against Japan’s Keisuke Akimoto in the semi-finals of the men’s light welterweight (63.5kg). The local boy exceeded the expectations on home soil and joined the finals where China’s Han Jiachao will be his last opponent who eliminated South Korea’s Lee Min Jae.

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