The first edition of the Chinggis Khan Cup was a great success in Ulaanbaatar where the Mongolians and Uzbeks shined

The first twelve women and men champions have been crowned in the new Chinggis Khan Cup which finished in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. The host team of the competition and the Uzbeks were dominated the whole Chinggis Khan Cup including the finals as well while China achieved two gold medals in the historical first edition.
Uzbekistan’s Tursunoy Rakhimova won the gold medal in their Women’s Youth National Championships last year and she moved up to the Flyweight class (51kg) as an elite athlete. The 18-year-old super talented boxer Uzbek boxer eliminated in the semi-final Mongolia’s Incheon 2014 Asian Games bronze medallist Nandintsetseg Myagmardulam who is member of the national team since 2007. Rakhimova exceeded the previous expectations she was a hard target for Mongolia’s AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championships quarter-finalist Altantsetseg Lutsaikhan who also moved up one weight class.
Mongolia’s Shinetsetseg Davaasuren eliminated Uzbekistan’s another young female hope Dilnozakhon Odiljonova but she could not win the gold medal of the Women’s Bantamweight class (54kg) in the Chinggis Khan Cup. Mongolia’s national team member Myagmar Gundegmaa, who defeated Nandinsuvd Daramsuren in the second semi-final, was enough strong to keep her advantage until the final bell against Davaasuren, and claimed the second title of the competition.
Uzbekistan’s super talented 19-year-old lady Maftunakhon Melieva continued her nation’s successes in the Chinggis Khan Cup following her semi-final triumph against Mongolia’s Shinetsetseg Uranbileg who moved back to the Lightweight class (60kg). The Uzbek teenager moved ahead and her attacking style was uncomfortable for Mongolia’s AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championships competitor 22-year-old Oyun-Erdene Nergui in the final of the Olympic category.
Uzbekistan’s ASBC Asian Confederation Women’s Boxing Championships silver medallist Shakhnoza Nizamova could not win the third female gold for her strong country in the final of the Women’s Welterweight class (69kg). She was the favourite against Mongolia’s Myagmarjargal Munkhbat but she could not find the best fighting distance from the first seconds. The Mongolian female boxer had a well-built tactic in their gold medal bout and won all of the rounds surprisingly in the last woman’s final.
Enkhmandakh Kharkhuu came from a real boxing family whose elder brother is also a national team member boxer. The young Light Flyweight class (49kg) stopped his teammate Ganselem Ariunbold in the semi-final which was a key local fight for him. Kharkhuu’s next opponent was Uzbekistan’s WSB hero Nodirjon Mirzakhmedov and the young Mongolian delivered another sensational performance in the Chinggis Khan Cup. The final verdict was split decision to Kharkhuu who secured his first ever international tournament title.
His brother Summer Universiade winner Enkh-Amar Kharkhuu competed in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games and he was the main favourite for the gold medal at the Flyweight class (52kg). The 24-year-old Kharkhuu led after the first round against former National Champion Nurlan Askhar but injured in the second round after his opponent’s blows and the ringside doctor stopped their contest. Askhar continued his winning path in the semi-final against Singapore’s Youth Olympian Mohamed Hanurdeen Bin Hamid and walked over to the gold against Uzbekistan’s National Champion and WSB team member Abrorjon Kodirov.
Uzbekistan’s next WSB youngster Abdulkhay Sharakhmatov was in different level than Mongolia’s Gansukh Mungun-Erdene in the semi-final of the Bantamweight class (56kg) and the 20-year-old talent also proved same top performance in the final as well. The Uzbek boxer won all of the rounds as the scoring of 10:9 against Mongolia’s Munkhsaikhan Oyunbileg while Russia’s Chingiz Sharipov claimed only bronze medal in the event.
Mongolia’s Rio 2016 Olympic Games quarter-finalist 19-year-old Erdenebat Tsendbaatar attends at the Lightweight class (60kg) this time and did not give any chance to his teammate Shinechagtaga Zoltsetseg in their quarter-final. The young star had to meet with Mongolia’s two-time Youth National Champion 19-year-old Misheelt Battumur in the semi-final of the weight class which was his key bout. Tsendbaatar walked over for the gold medal as his opponent Mongolia’s Otgonjargal Batkhuu could not fight against him in the last day.
Mongolia’s next Rio 2016 Olympian boxer Baatarsukh Chinzorig was too strong for Mongolia’s two-time Youth National Champion 18-year-old Batkhuyag Sukhkhuyag in the quarter-final and after that success he walked over to the gold medal bout against Hungary’s National Championships silver medallist 23-year-old Milan Fodor who could not box against him. Chinzorig’s final opponent was Mongolia’s Bayarkhuu Ganbaatar who shocked Uzbekistan’s AIBA World Boxing Championships bronze medallist Elnur Abduraimov in the second semi-final of the Light Welterweight class (64kg). Baatarsukh Chinzorig found the best fighting distance in the first seconds and his efforts were enough to win the gold medal.
Uzbekistan’s WSB boxer Fazliddin Meliboev delivered top performance in the semi-final of the Welterweight class (69kg) where he defeated Mongolia’s former ASBC Asian Confederation Youth Boxing Championships silver medallist Batzorig Otgonjargal. The 20-year-old Uzbek met for the gold medal with China’s Inner Mongolia-based National Champion Hu Richabilige who was too quick for Mongolia’s young talent Munkh-Ireedui Bayarmunkh in the last four. Their final contest was one of the best one in the Chinggis Khan Cup and Hu’s efforts and experiences meant he was able to beat Meliboev.
China’s second gold medal was achieved by Han Zhiyuan who had to do his very best Mongolia’s National Championships silver medallist Ibraim Telukhan in the final of the Light Heavyweight class (81kg). The last gold medal of the Chinggis Khan Cup was acquired by Uzbekistan’s Incheon 2014 Asian Games silver medallist Isroil Madrimov who walked over for the title against Hungary’s Barnabas Hegyi.

Winners in the Chinggis Khan Cup
Women’s 51kg: Tursunoy Rakhimova, Uzbekistan
Women’s 54kg: Myagmar Gundegmaa, Mongolia
Women’s 60kg: Maftunakhon Melieva, Uzbekistan
Women’s 69kg: Myagmarjargal Munkhbat, Mongolia
Men’s 49kg: Enkhmandakh Kharkhuu, Mongolia
Men’s 52kg: Nurlan Askhar, Mongolia
Men’s 56kg: Abdulkhay Sharakhmatov, Uzbekistan
Men’s 60kg: Erdenebat Tsendbaatar, Mongolia
Men’s 64kg: Baatarsukh Chinzorig, Mongolia
Men’s 69kg: Hu Richabilige, China
Men’s 75kg: Isroil Madrimov, Uzbekistan
Men’s 81kg: Han Zhiyuan, China