Uzbekistan, Japan, Mongolia and Tajikistan won the first contests at the ASBC Asian U22 Boxing Championships

Following the Grand Opening Ceremony, the ASBC Asian U22 Boxing Championships began with its first session in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. A strong local boxer Javlonbek Yuldashev stopped his Saudi Arabian opponent while Mongolia, Tajikistan and Japan won the remaining contests on Day1.

The Technical Delegate of the ASBC Asian U22 Boxing Championships is Mr. Viorel Sima of Romania and many non-Asian officials and referees work in the event to keep the neutrality in the historical competition.

Following the Sport Entries Check, it confirmed that the number of boxers is 109 from 12 nations in the ASBC Asian U22 Boxing Championships. Iraq, Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Mongolia, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan are the participating nations in the difficult period which affects the whole continent in our present days.

Mongolia’s Azbayar turned back the opening bout

Kyrgyzstan’s Baktybek Sadirbek Uulu has got experiences from the junior and youth competitions but he is newcomer in the U22 age group. The Kyrgyz flyweight (51kg) boxer faced with Mongolia’s U22 National Selection Tournament winner Khishigtsetseg Azbayar and found the rhythm earlier than his opponent. The Kyrgyz talent overcame the young Mongolian in the attacks and used his jabs better to keep the best distance in their preliminary contest. Azbayar moved ahead more and attacked Sadirbek Uulu with success, knocking down his Kyrgyz opponent twice and turned back their contest.

Tajikistan’s Iskandarbek Rustamov stopped his excellent Sri Lankan opponent

Tajikistan sent a big delegation to the ASBC Asian U22 Boxing Championships and their first boxer in action was Iskandarbek Rustamov who has just joined from the youth age group to this category three weeks ago. The 18-year-old Tajik bantamweight (54kg) boxer met for the last eight with Sri Lanka’s Hewa Gamage Chathura Lakshan who could return to the boxing events this December. Rustamov did not start the bout in good rhythm and received punches from the Sri Lankan side which looked effective in the first round. The Tajik boxer landed a nice shot in the end of the first round and he had more actions in the second. Rustamov turned up the heat in that period and one of his punches was lethal and stopped his opponent.

Japan’s Soushi Makino eliminated a more experienced Kyrgyz boxer

Kyrgyzstan’s 22-year-old Sanzhai Seidakmatov was quarter-finalist at the Belgrade 2021 AIBA Men’s Elite World Boxing Championships and proved his excellent developments in the Serbian capital. The Kyrgyz bantamweight (54kg) boxer met with Japan’s newcomer Soushi Makino in the third contest of the championship. His opponent was medallist already in a national event six years ago but he did not box internationally yet. The Japanese had strong footwork and caught the Kyrgyz southpaw in the first round and waited for the best counter-attacking moments. Makino’s teammate Tomoya Tsuboi is the defending World Champion at the bantamweight (54kg) and he proved his competitiveness with a success.

Mongolia’s second success was achieved by Jandos Askhar

Mongolia’s second boxer in action was Jandos Askhar in the opening day of the ASBC Asian U22 Boxing Championships. The Kazakh ethnical boxer faced with Iraq’s Mohammed Karrar Neamat in the first round of the men’s welterweight (67kg). The Mongolian southpaw attended at the Ulaanbaatar 2019 ASBC Asian Youth Boxing Championships and had more experiences than his Iraqi opponent. Askhar kept the attacking Iraqi boxer on long in the second round and his counter-shots were dangerous for Neamat. The Iraqi talent did not launch enough shots and despite of his brave style of boxing Askhar marched to the semi-finals in Tashkent.

Uzbekistan’s first boxer Javlonbek Yuldashev opened with a RSC triumph

Uzbekistan’s first boxer in action will be ASBC Asian Junior Champion Javlonbek Yuldashev who starts his campaign against a Saudi Arabian talent, Saud Rashed Al-Marri at the welterweight (67kg) on Day1. Yuldashev will be turning to 21 later this year but he is already such an experienced boxer and maintained the fighting distance quickly in the front of the home crowd. Yuldashev was quicker and landed nice uppercuts and hooks in the first round and took the lead on the scorecards. His Saudi opponent is a newcomer in the international stage but he could box against the Uzbek star until the middle of the second round when the Tunisian referee confirmed his RSC triumph.

Tajikistan’s second winner on Day1 was Rasul Akhadov

Tajikistan’s Rasul Akhadov received the right at the very first time to represent his nation in a top event. He met with Malaysia’s Sulaiman Halim Izani who moved up to the welterweight (67kg) and he was developed by an Uzbek coach, former Olympic Games bronze medallist Rustam Saidov. The Dushanbe-based boxer achieved bronze medal in the 2021 National Spartakyad among the elite boxers and tried to land punches from all angles. The Tajik southpaw caught the Malaysian with tough shots in the second and third rounds therefore Akhadov achieved a guaranteed medal in Tashkent.

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