Nidal Foqahaa is Palestine’s historic winner in Tashkent

Another long preliminary day took place in the sixth competition day at the IBA Men’s Elite World Boxing Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The host country’s Ruslan Abdullayev became the first Asian quarter-finalist in the championship where Palestine’s Nidal Foqahaa won a historic second contest.

Uzbekistan’s defending ASBC Asian Champion at the light welterweight (63.5kg), Ruslan Abdullayev won his third preliminary contest in Tashkent on Day6. The 21-year-old Uzbek marched as first to the quarter-finals following his success over Mauritius’ All Africa Games winner veteran, Louis Richarno Colin.

India’s Akash joined the elite national team in 2021 and his skills were enough to beat China’s Fu Mingke in the preliminary stage of the welterweight (67kg). Kazakhstan’s ASBC Asian Boxing Championships silver medallist Dulat Bekbauov became the next Asian winner in this weight class, he eliminated Romania’s Andrei Mustet easily.

Palestine’s first ever boxer in the history of the World Boxing Championships, who won two contests in the same event was Nidal Foqahaa who emerged a fantastic success over Cameroon’s Olympian Albert Mengue Ayissi. India’s 23-year-old Nishant Dev won the next light middleweight (71kg) bout in Tashkent where he had another easy success over South Korea’s Lee Sang Min.

Japan’s Sewon Okazawa, the Tokyo Olympian, won the welterweight (67kg) at the Belgrade 2021 World Boxing Championships. The Japanese boxer had a tough and difficult first contest in 2021 and he had the same heavy opener in the new Tashkent edition as well. Okazawa had a tight 3:2 advantage against Hungary’s ex-Ukrainian Maksym Pylypec after the first round therefore he had to increase his rhythm in the second. The Hungarian had a great finish in this contest but Okazawa had enough advantage to win this tough opening bout in Tashkent.

Kazakhstan’s ASBC Asian Champion Aslanbek Shymbergenov is a 30-year-old boxer at the light middleweight (71kg) but after ten years of experiences, he is ready to do big things in a World or Olympic event as well. The Kazakh boxer took the lead on the judges’ scorecards after three minutes and he was able to keep the same level against Trinidad & Tobago’s Aaron Prince saving fuels also for the further actions. Another Central Asian boxer in this weight class, Turkmenistan’s strong Bayramdurdy Nurmuhammedov eliminated Mauritius’ Olympian Merven Clair.

Thailand’s Khunatip Pidnuch switched from Muay Thai to boxing only four years ago but the strong competitor has now the experience to beat top rivals including seeded boxers. The 23-year-old Thai has done a great finish in the third round to beat Russia’s Tokyo Olympian Gabil Mamedov in one of the best contests of the day. Pidnuch joined the quarter-finals together with an Asian Champion, Bakhodur Usmonov of Tajikistan who walked over to that important stage.

Mongolia’s Chinzorig Baatarsukh, the 2021 ASBC Asian Champion, also impressed in the sixth day of boxing and he advanced to the quarter-finals of the light welterweight (63.5kg) after beating DR Congo’s Fiston Mbaya Mulumba. Another Mongolian ASBC medallist, Battumur Misheelt also won his tight contest on Day6, he bowed out Algeria’s Chemseddine Kramou after the bout review at the welterweight (67kg).

Uzbekistan’s Asadkhudja Muydinkhudjayev is only 22 but he has more than two-hundred contests and his skills were in different level than Japan’s Yuto Wakita’s boxing skills. The Uzbek welterweight (67kg) boxer enjoyed the support of the local fans and he delighted them in the busy Humo Arena. His teammate, the two-time ASBC Asian Champion Saidjamshid Jafarov also marched to the next stage of boxing, he eliminated Mexico’s AMBC American Champion Marco Verde at the light middleweight (71kg).

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