Kazakhstan bagged five gold medals in the women’s youth finals

Kazakhstan earned five, India four and Uzbekistan three gold medals in the women’s youth finals at the ASBC Asian Youth & Junior Boxing Championships in Astana.

Several of the boxers earned their second or third Asian titles during their career and they have bright future in our sport.

Hong Kong, India, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, South Korea, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Mongolia, Palestine, Philippines, Tajikistan, Thailand, Chinese Taipei, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, and Yemen are the 22 participating nations in the event.

Sharma made a revenge in the first final

Uzbekistan’s Gulsevar Ganiyeva defeated India’s Bhawna Sharma in the final of the 2022 Youth World Boxing Championships and the two stars faced for the title of the minimumweight (48kg). The 18-year-old Uzbek moved forward and tried to rule the middle part of the ring against the counter-attacking Indian in the tactical first round. Both had excellent defensive skills therefore the number of the clear shots were not so much in this top final bout. Sharma’s tactics paid off and she made a revenge due to her previous loss one year ago, earning the first title in Astana.

Kazakhstan’s Turganova had an emotional success in Astana

Kazakhstan’s Yelyanur Turganova eliminated a top rival in the semi-finals and she looked in shape from the first seconds against India’s Anshu today. The Kazakh girl had a good performance in the opener and she surprised the Indian with quicker shots at the light flyweight (50kg) final. Turganova finished the second round with a heavy shot and the verdict was depended only on their punches and activities in the last minutes. Turganova moved ahead without any stoppage, she had the strong motivation on home soil and she won their final by bout review.

Zilolakhon Yusufova won her second Asian title

Uzbekistan’s ASBC Asian Junior Champion Zilolakhon Yusufova moved up two categories in 2023 and the 17-year-old talent uses her first year in the youth age group to get more experience. Yusufova looked quicker than India’s Mohini and she had the advantage on the judges’ scorecards after three minutes of fight. The younger Uzbek had the strong stamina in the third round and she was able to keep her world-class level until the last seconds to take her next Asian gold medal after Amman.

Tanu is India’s next Asian Champion

Uzbekistan’s next finalist, Uzukjamol Yunusova, another ASBC Asian Junior Champion, is now strengthening their youth squad in Astana. The 17-year-old boxer faced an Indian hope, Tanu, who danced through the ring to find good counter-attacking positions and she was better in most of the exchanges. Yunusova started the third round with good jabs and she tried to show more from her technical skills but the Indian boxer’s performance in the first and second periods were enough to win their title bout.

Ulzhan Sarsenbek defended her throne

Kazakhstan’s Ulzhan Sarsenbek, the reigning champion of the women’s youth featherweight (57kg), had a very difficult semi-final but she was able to win that. The 18-year-old Kazakh landed powerful shots already in the first round and she took the lead against Uzbekistan’s Mushtariybonu Ibrokhimjonova. Sarsenbek caught the Uzbek talent with heavier jabs in the second round when the referee from UAE counted Ibrokhimjonova. The local pride dominated the fifth female final and Sarsenbek was able to defend her throne in Asia.

Nikita Chand is still dominant at the women’s lightweight

India’s Nikita Chand was gold medallist at the lightweight (60kg) in the 2022 ASBC Asian Junior Boxing Championships. The 17-year-old boxer competes in the youth age group this year but she could keep her weight and strength with developments in the technical parts. She started the final against Uzbekistan’s Odinakhon Ismoilova with heavy shots and her opponent was not enough confident following those actions. The referee counted Ismoilova once and the Uzbek ringside abandoned their bout after three minutes which delivered the next Asian title for Chand.

Tanatar had a tight success over Deepa

Kazakhstan’s Assem Tanatar, the bronze medallist from the 2022 Youth World Boxing Championships had a stoppage in the semi-finals but she had a more difficult opponent, India’s Deepa. The Kazakh was waiting for too much in the first minute and the Indian landed her hooks as the start but Tanatar found her best rhythm in time. Deepa had nice right-handed shots from closer distance in the second round and she came back to the final but Tanatar’s last minutes were decisive in this light welterweight (63kg) final.

Bakyt Seidish won her next Asian title with amazing performance

Kazakhstan’s defending ASBC Asian Youth Champion Bakyt Seidish had a quick success in the semi-finals of the welterweight (66kg) and she dominated the first round against India’s Kajal. The Indian competed only national events in the past and she was not able to match her skills with Seidish’s ones. The 18-year-old Kazakh, who is also Youth World Champion, landed shots from all of the angles and ranges in this bout and she won her next big title in the front of the home crowd.

Oysha Toirova is three-time Asian Champion after her final

Uzbekistan’s two-time ASBC Asian Junior Champion Oysha Toirova joined the youth age group only this January but she arrived in Astana as the gold medal contender of the light middleweight (70kg). The 17-year-old Uzbek received shots from India’s Pranjal Yadav in the first minute but she calmed down and controlled the next exchanges. Toirova maintained the best fighting distance better in the second round and from that she was able to land her jabs to take her third Asian title.

Nalibay is the top surprise in the youth age group

Kazakhstan’s Asian Junior silver medallist Shugyla Nalibay caused the main surprise of the semi-finals with her unexpected success over India’s Youth World Championships runner-up, Muskan four days ago. The 17-year-old Kazakh faced Uzbekistan’s Sanobar Bozorboyeva in the final of the middleweight (75kg) and she boxed over her previous level once again. The Hungarian referee counted the Uzbek girl twice after Nalibay’s punches and the Kazakh was able to finish their bout in the second round.

Oltinoy Sotimboyeva switched her silver into gold in Astana

India’s Pooniya Khushi eliminated Kazakhstan’s Anelya Kalyssova in the semi-finals of the light heavyweight (81kg) and she had a strong start against Uzbekistan’s Youth World Championships silver medallist Oltinoy Sotimboyeva. The Uzbek had the height advantage in this contest but Khushi met such kind of opponents during her career and she received the best instructions from her coach, Mrs. Amanpreet Kaur. Sotimboyeva, the last year’s silver medallist, had the better performance in the third round to win the Asian title.

Kirti is India’s fourth female youth gold medallist

India’s Kirti eliminated Kazakhstan’s Umit Abilkaiyr in the semi-finals of the heavyweight (+81kg) four days ago. The Indian had a strong opener against Uzbekistan’s newcomer in the youth national team, Diyorakhon Abdumannobova and she had the 10:9 advantage in all of the scorecards. The Uzbek used a more aggressive strategy in the second round and the referee counted Kirti in that period but the Indian looked fresh in the final three minutes. Kirti landed several jabs and the exhausted Uzbek was not able to reply to those punches in the last moments.

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