Four years ago on this day – Tsutsumi, Temirzhanov and Tursunov were the heroes of the 2016 ASBC Asian Youth Boxing Championships in Pavlodar

Ten impressive finals were held at the ASBC Asian Youth Boxing Championships Pavlodar, Kazakhstan four years ago on this day. Ten winners have been crowned in the ASBC Asian Youth Boxing Championships in Pavlodar and among them six gold medals remained in Kazakhstan, three went to Uzbekistan while Japan also could get a title in the event.

Eleven nations from our continent claimed medals in the ASBC Asian Confederation Youth Boxing Championships after and seven of them had finalists. Japan’s Hayato Tsutsumi won his nations’ first ever gold medal in the history of the competition while Kazakhstan’s Serik Temirzhanov and Uzbekistan’s Sanjar Tursunov amazed also in Pavlodar.

Turkmenistan’s Nuryagdy Nuryagdyyev defeated Kazakh boxers during his career but never met with Aman Kazankapov before who was his opponent in the final of the middleweight (75kg) in Pavlodar. The Turkmen boxer controlled the first round but Kazankapov felt the support of the home crowd and he could turn back their contest therefore Kazakhstan’s could win the first final of the championships.

Uzbekistan’s Ahmet Comert Youth Tournament winner Otabek Kholmatov defeated Kazakhstan’s strong Vasilii Samchuk in various international competitions twice in the recent months but the host nation’s pride was able to do revenge in the gold medal bout of the light flyweight (49kg) in Pavlodar.

Japan’s ASBC Asian Confederation Junior Boxing Championships bronze medallist 17-year-old Hayato Tsutsumi eliminated the main star of the flyweight (52kg) Kazakhstan’s Aidos Arapov in the semi-final and following that success he was still enough fresh to beat Korea’s new sensation Heeseop Lee in the gold medal bout. Tsutsumi earned Japan’s first ever gold medal in the history of the ASBC Asian Confederation Youth Boxing Championships.

After Japan’s great success Kazakhstan’s AIBA Junior World Boxing Championships bronze medallist Serik Temirzhanov caught Kyrgyzstan’s Nursultan Mamataly in the middle of the ring several times and his technique was enough to keep the control until the final bell against his promising rival. Temirzhanov trains and lives in Pavlodar which meant he could win the gold medal in the front of his family.

Uzbekistan’s AIBA Junior World Champion and ASBC Asian Junior Champion Bilolbek Mirzarakhimov attacked more than India’s Ankush Dahiya in the final of the Lightweight class (60 kg) and he was enough confident in the contest. The 17-year-old Uzbek boxer dominated the fight with his quicker attacks and won the first gold medal of his country in the ASBC Asian Confederation Youth Boxing Championships.

Besides to the gold medallist Serik Temirzhanov another Kazakh boxer represented the Pavlodar region, Ayatulla Takizhanov who used his longer hands to keep the distance against India’s best youth athlete Ashish Kulhriya. The Indian boxer had such a great performance in the semi-final but he could not deliver the same effective punches therefore Takizhanov’s longer reach dominated their light welterweight (64kg) final.

Uzbekistan’s Andizhan-based Ulugbek Sobirov demonstrated his strength against Kazakhstan’s Pavlyukov Youth Memorial Tournament winner Oleg Matveichuk in the final of the welterweight (69kg) and reached his career highlight in the ASBC Asian Confederation Youth Boxing Championships.

Uzbekistan’s next gold medal was delivered by Danas Pozniakas Youth Memorial Tournament winner Sanjar Tursunov who had more international experiences than India’s new sensation Reyal Puri and his footwork was in the different level in the final of the light heavyweight (81kg).  

Uzbekistan’s Shokhruz Rakhimov defeated two Kazakh boxers in the recent months when he prepared to the ASBC Asian Youth Boxing Championships but Dmitriy Akhtsiger was a new rival for him in the final of the heavyweight (91kg). The Kazakh boxer had a few great punches in the second round and his stamina was enough to keep the fifth gold medal in the host country.

In the last bout of the ASBC Asian Youth Boxing Championships Uzbekistan’s Abdulla Khudorganov met with Kazakhstan’s Nurdaulet Ulanuly in Pavlodar. The super heavyweight (+91kg) final delivered a tactical first round but after that the youngest Kazakh boxer in Pavlodar was able to win the gold medal in the front of the home crowd.

List of the winners in the Pavlodar 2016 ASBC Asian Youth Boxing Championships
49 kg: Vasilii Samchuk, Kazakhstan
52 kg: Hayato Tsutsumi, Japan
56 kg: Serik Temirzhanov, Kazakhstan
60 kg: Bilolbek Mirzarakhimov, Uzbekistan
64 kg: Ayatulla Takizhanov, Kazakhstan
69 kg: Ulugbek Sobirov, Uzbekistan
75 kg: Aman Kazankapov, Kazakhstan
81 kg: Sanjar Tursunov, Uzbekistan
91 kg: Dmitriy Akhtsiger, Kazakhstan
+91 kg: Nurdaulet Ulanuly, Kazakhstan

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