Eight nations are already medallists in the ASBC Asian Confederation Youth Boxing Championships after Day3

The ASBC Asian Confederation Youth Boxing Championships continued with the first part of the quarter-finals in Bangkok where 16 contests were held in the Thai capital. After the first part of the quarter-finals eight countries achieved at least one medal in Bangkok: Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, India, Thailand, Japan, Iran, Mongolia and Kyrgyzstan.
Altogether 120 male boxers from 23 countries are taking part for the medals in the ASBC Asian Confederation Youth Boxing Championships in Bangkok. The second part of the quarter-finals will be coming soon in the second part of the quarter-finals on Day4.

Flyweight (52kg):
Uzbekistan’s Abdumalik Khalokov eliminated Thailand’s Niwat Khitwanna in the first preliminary round and continued his winning path against China’s Pan Zhenhang. The 17-year-old Uzbek boxer felt the tempo well enough in his third contest against Kyrgyzstan’s AIBA Junior World Boxing Championships bronze medallist Temirlan Nurlan Uulu who eliminated Laos’ Viengxay Akhalith in the last 16. The Uzbek and the Kyrgyz boxers did amazing promotion of boxing with their superb technique but only one of them could advance to the last four in Bangkok. Khalokov’s strong first round decided their contests and he advanced to the semi-final as first in the event.
Philippines’s ASEAN Youth Boxing Championships bronze medallist Milenino Anduyan joined to the national team only this year but he proved tough performance against South Korea’s Children of Asia Games silver medallist Choi Do Hyun in his debuting contest. The Filipino talent tried to overcame Mongolia’s Emil Zhechev Youth Memorial Tournament silver medallist Buyandalai Bayarkhuu in the attacks in the first round. The Mongolian talent turned up the heat in the second and he controlled their contest from the fourth minutes which delivered a guaranteed medal for Bayarkhuu in the event.
Japan’s ASBC Asian Junior Champion Ryutaro Nakagaki regained his place in the national team following his tough teammate AIBA Youth World Champion Hayato Tsutsumi moved up one weight class. The 17-year-old Japanese boxer eliminated Sri Lanka’s Lasindu Eranda Kuda Vithanage and did strong performance against India’s Youth National Championships bronze medallist Sudeep Kumar which meant Nakagaki is already a guaranteed medallist in the event in Bangkok. The final verdict was unanimous decision to Nakagaki who won all of the rounds against his aggressive Indian rival.
Kazakhstan’s AIBA Junior World Boxing Championships bronze medallist Aibek Dossanov eliminated his first rival in the opening competition day, defeated also Vietnam’s Youth National Champion and top youth boxer Vo Xuan Hai and tried to do his best against Iran’s Peiman Shahpari. The Kazakh boxer controlled their bout from the first seconds and his efforts were enough to eliminate his tough Iranian rival by unanimous decision which was his third triumph in Bangkok.

Lightweight (60kg):
India’s Ankit was born only in 2000 but his efforts were enough to reach the youth national team in his first year in the age group. The Haryana-based Indian talent eliminated Indonesia’s Mohammad Reza Midun in the preliminary round and tried to follow his tactic the first round against Kyrgyzstan’s Adilet Egemberdi Uulu. The Kyrgyz boxer was bronze medallist in the ASBC Asian Confederation Junior Boxing Championships in Tashkent two years ago but his Indian rival overcame him in the first round. Ankit continued his strong performance in the next two rounds as well and advanced to the semi-finals in Bangkok as first Indian boxer.
Thailand’s AIBA Junior World Boxing Championships bronze medallist Sakda Ruamtham tried to use his best fighting distance against Mongolia’s Emil Zhechev Youth Memorial Tournament runner-up Byambatsogt Tuguldur in the first round. The 18-year-old Thai talent and the experienced Mongolian, who claimed bronze medal in their National Elite Championships, delivered a tactical first round in Bangkok. Both boxers gave in everything to the bout and finally Ruamtham’s hand was raised after the last gong who had effective combinations in their bout.
Kazakhstan’s AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships silver medallist Samatali Toltayev eliminated one of the best Chinese youth boxers, Wang Xiangyang in Bangkok in the preliminary round. Samatali Toltayev, who will be turning to 18 only in November, tried to attack more in his second contest against South Korea’s Kim Jun Hyoung in the first round of their quarter-final in comparison to his preliminary bout. The Korean boxer had to go to the medical corner in the second round but he was able to fight against his world class Kazakh rival. Toltayev advanced to the semi-final and will now meet with Uzbekistan’s Saidjamshid Jafarov who eliminated Japan’s Taiga Imanaga.

Welterweight (69kg):
Kazakhstan’s Children of Asia Games winner Yermakhan Zhakpekov ruled his first bout against Indonesia’s Alfino Caesar Nanlohy in the preliminary round. Zhakpekov, who will be turning to 17 only later this year, had a difficult opponent in the quarter-final as second in Bangkok. Japan’s ASBC Asian Confederation Youth Boxing Championships bronze medallist Issei Aramoto started their bout with motivated boxing and he had a few successful jabs. Aramoto, who began boxing at the age of 7, was focused also in the second round while Zhakpekov was tried to find the best attacking positions. The Japanese boxer proved his development and his strong performance delivered for him a place in the semi-finals.
Uzbekistan’s Farrukh Ilkhamov is a new face in their national youth squad but he felt the tempo well enough in the first round against Chinese Taipei’s Wu Yen Yu who was quarter-finalist in the last edition of the ASBC Asian Confederation Youth Boxing Championships in Pavlodar. The Uzbek boxer controlled the first round and after one of his strong right-handed jabs the referee counted Taiwan’s talent. Ilkhamov was excellent also in the second part of the bout and won their contest by unanimous decision.
Iran’s Agalarov Youth Memorial Tournament quarter-finalist Mohammad Asgari eliminated Iraq’s Mosa Sameer Al-Lami using his longer hands. Asgari increased his rhythm in his second contest against Thailand’s ASEAN Youth Champion Peerapat Yeasungnoen who was a tough rival as second. The Iranian boxer overcame his Thai rival in the first round but Yeasungnoen did not give up their fight and changed his style in time to turn back their close contest in the front of the home crowd.

Light heavyweight (81kg):
Kazakhstan’s Eldiyar Kamchibekov and China’s Xinjiang-based Maimaiti Maierdan both claimed bronze medals in the last edition of the ASBC Asian Confederation Youth Boxing Championships in Pavlodar. After that event they had to meet each other in the quarter-final of the new edition to decide the guaranteed podium place in Bangkok. Kamchibekov moved ahead more and he showed excellent improvement since his last appearance in the ASBC Asian Confederation Youth Boxing Championships. Kamchibekov will now meet with Uzbekistan’s Timur Ergashev who eliminated India’s Youth National Championships silver medallist Ashish Negi in a close bout.
Iran’s Reza Hassan Nia is a very experienced youth boxer in the international level who had to meet with Syria’s Children of Asia Games competitor Abdelhamid Youssef in the quarter-final. The Iranian boxer moved ahead more and his experiences paid off in the bout which he won by unanimous decision in Bangkok. The Iranian boxer will now meet in the semi-final with Kyrgyzstan’s Alisher Chatkalbekov who stopped his opponent in the quarter-final.