Habibinezhad, Kharkhuu and Sachin won tight contests in Sofia
The third day of boxing saw several top bouts at the 75th edition of the Strandja Memorial Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria. Iran’s Ali Habibinezhad, Mongolia’s Enkh-Amar Kharkhuu and India’s Sachin all won tight contests during the session in Sofia.
Algeria, Armenia, Austria, host Bulgaria, China, France, Georgia, Greece, Guatemala, India, Iran, Ireland, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Kosovo, Lithuania, Moldova, Mongolia, Nigeria, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine and Uzbekistan are the participating 28 countries in Sofia.
Kyrgyzstan’s Anvarzhan Khodzhiyev joined the international stage in 2020 but he is still in the U22 age group this year. The Kyrgyz boy won the first contest of the third day of boxing in Sofia, he eliminated Ukraine’s Denys Bilenkyi at the minimumweight (48kg).
Uzbekistan’s Shakhzod Muzaffarov won the Youth World title three years ago and he is still waiting for the big achievement among the elite boxers. The 21-year-old Uzbek met his neighbour, Kyrgyzstan’s Islam Torobayev and he used the best tactics to eliminate him on their featherweight (57kg) meeting.
Mongolia’s Enkh-Amar Kharkhuu reached his career highlight in the 2021 Asian Boxing Championships where he earned a gold medal. The Mongolian veteran returned to the national team in top shape and he eliminated Ireland’s Adam Hession in a hectic featherweight (57kg) contest. The second Mongolian boxer of this weight class, Dorjnyambuu Ganbold bowed out an Algerian opponent, Hichem Maouche.
Orazbek Assylkulov is a fantastic and technician boxer at the featherweight (57kg) but he is always No.2 in Kazakhstan. He shined in the last edition of the Strandja Memorial Tournament one year ago and he returned to the Bulgarian event with a clear success over Ukraine’s Vladyslav Stas.
India’s duo, Sachin (57kg) and the Commonwealth Games runner-up Sagar Ahlawat (+92kg) both defeated strong rivals in the third day of boxing in Sofia. The first eliminated a returning Uzbek, Khudoynazar Fayzov in an outstanding contest, while the second had a relatively easier job against Lithuania’s Jonas Jazevicius.
Iran’s Ali Habibinezhad moved back to the light welterweight (63.5kg) successfully and he caused one of the main sensations of the day with his success over India’s Youth World Champion Vanshaj. Another Asian hope in this weight class, Mongolia’s Enkhtur Tegshjargal dominated his today’s bout over Ukraine’s Hennadii Maslennikov. Adkhamjon Mukhiddinov eliminated a Paris Olympian boxer, Ireland’s Dean Patrick Clancy at the light welterweight (63.5kg) but the best Uzbek of the day was the super heavyweight (+92kg) star, Jakhongir Zokirov. The four-time Asian Champion Uzbek talent impressed against Iran’s Iman Ramezanpour, winning all of the three rounds on the scorecards.
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