Fakhim Sliteen was the lone boxer who could defend this throne in the Syrian Youth National Championships

The Syrian Youth National Boxing Championships for their male talents was held in Latakia where ten gold medallists were introduced to the local crowd after the finals. Among Syria’s most experienced boxers in the youth age group Sayed Ahmad Sayed, Khalil Al-Alawi and defending champion Fakhim Sliteen won their next national titles in Latakia.
The competition was held in 10 men’s weight classes in Latakia: 49kg, 52kg, 56kg, 60kg, 64kg, 69kg, 75kg, 81kg, 91kg and +91kg. Boxers who were born in 2001 and in 2002 were eligible to attend in the Syrian Youth National Championships. Aleppo topped the team rankings, host squad of Latakia became runner-up and the Army Club was the third at the Syrian Youth National Championships.
Syria attended in the last edition of the Bangkok 2018 ASBC Asian Confederation Youth Boxing Championships but their best year was in 2017 when their hopes impressed in all levels at the international stage. The Syrian boxers are working hard to accomplish their goals in 2019 as well when high number of top international events is in the agenda.
Aleppo’s first gold medal was achieved by Layeth Homsi who defeated Qunatra’s Mohamed Shehab in the final of the light flyweight (49kg). Aleppo’s Yehya Abu Zeid was silver medallist at the Syrian Junior National Olympiad one and half year ago therefore his success over Mohamed Salman of Tartous was an expected result in Latakia.
Aleppo’s third-in-a-row gold medal was taken by Junior National Olympiad winner Sayed Ahmad Sayed who arrived to Latakia as the main favourite of the bantamweight (56kg) and he accomplished his target with strong performance and dominated his final against Hama’s Mohamed Abdulmonim. The lightweight (60kg) title was went to Badir Khadour who secured Homs’ lone gold medal in the Syrian Youth National Championships.
Army’s Khalil Al-Alawi was also was silver medallist at the Syrian Junior National Olympiad and he claimed bronze at the 2018 Syrian Youth National Championships which experiences supported him to beat Sayed Asad of Aleppo in the final of the light welterweight (64kg). Latakia’s Syrian Junior National Olympiad silver medallist Jafar Ismaiel was too strong for all of his rivals at the welterweight (69kg).
Latakia’s Fakhim Sliteen won the gold medal at the 2017 Syrian Junior National Championships and at the 2018 Syrian Youth National Championships. After one and half year he is still at the middleweight (75kg) and defeated such strong rivals as Jafar Hamdan in the semi-final and Army’s Ali Mahfouz in the final. Fakhim Sliteen became the lone one who could defend his throne in the Syrian Youth National Championships.
Latakia’s third gold medal in the national event was delivered by Ibrahim Ali at the light heavyweight (81kg) following his success over Abdulla Khamis. Hama’s lone gold medal was earned by Mohammed Khaled Al-Kharat at the heavyweight (91kg). Syria has got always great potential at the super heavyweight (+91kg) and their new Youth National Champion is Army’s Modar Ibrahim who thrashed Jafar Iskandar in the final.

List of the winners in the Syrian Youth National Championships
49kg: Layeth Homsi
52kg: Yehya Abu Zeid
56kg: Sayed Ahmad Sayed
60kg: Badir Khadour
64kg: Khalil Al-Alawi
69kg: Jafar Ismaiel
75kg: Fakhim Sliteen
81kg: Ibrahim Ali
91kg: Mohammed Khaled Al-Kharat
+91kg: Modar Ibrahim

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