Turkmenistan registered 21 boxers for the ASBC Asian U22 & Youth Boxing Championships
Turkmenistan registered 21 male boxers to the upcoming ASBC Asian U22 & Youth Boxing Championships which will be held in Astana, Kazakhstan from April 25.
The 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005 born boxers will be able to compete at the U22 age group in Astana, Kazakhstan. Boxers who were born in 2006 and in 2007 will be eligible to participate in the youth age group in this specific continental event.
Turkmenistan was very near to qualify boxers to the Paris 2024 Olympic Games through the 1st World Olympic Boxing Qualifying Event. Their boxers shined also in the recent ASBC Asian Youth & Junior Boxing Championships in Astana, Kazakhstan last November.
Mr. Tenilbek Dzhumakulov is the head coach of the national team who selected 10 U22 and 11 youth talents for the upcoming Asian Championships. Mr. Durdymammet Kuljayev, the Secretary General of the Turkmenistan Boxing Federation, will be the team manager in Astana, Kazakhstan.
Alisher Orazbayev achieved a silver medal at the 2019 ASBC Asian Schoolboys Boxing Championships and the 19-year-old bantamweight (54kg) talent will be making his debut in the U22 age group in Astana.
Lebap region’s Guvanch Ahmedov has just joined the U22 age group this January as Orazbayev but he was bronze medallist at the strong Liventsev Memorial Tournament in Minsk and he is a medal hopeful at the featherweight (57kg).
Asghabat’s 19-year-old Muhammet Babayev competed at the 2023 Men’s Elite World Boxing Championships in Tashkent and he is one of the top names in their U22 national team who will fight for at least a medal at the light middleweight (71kg).
Ahal region’s Artykmammet Shokhratgeldiyev celebrated his 20th birthday a few weeks ago and the heavyweight (92kg) boxer represented Team Turkmenistan at the 1st World Olympic Boxing Qualifying Event as well.
Muhammetguly Yklymov (60kg), Azizbek Matyakubov (63.5kg), Jeyhun Tagaymuradov (67kg), Begench Akmyradov (75kg), Arslan Nurchiyev (80kg), and Rakhat Mollamyradov (86kg) are their further registered U22 boxers for this event.
Turkmenistan’s flyweight (51kg) talent, the 17-year-old Sanjar Hamrayev, the Asian Junior silver medallist, will make his debut in the youth age group. The ASBC Asian Junior Champion Dayanch Durdynepesov also joined the youth national team and he will fight at the welterweight (67kg) in Astana.
Ashgabat’s Mustapa Muhammetdurdyyev was bronze medallist at the 2023 ASBC Asian Youth Boxing Championships in Astana and the heavyweight (92kg) boxer is aiming a better result in the new edition. Resul Arslanov (48kg), Meylis Shardudyyev (54kg), Mekan Sabyrov (57kg), Ysmayyl Gurbanberdiyev (60kg), Mergen Hojammaedov (63.5kg), Shukuralla Annayev (71kg), Abdyrakhman Yklymov (80kg) and Mekan Durdyyev (+92kg) are their further selected youth boxers for Astana.
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