Uzbekistan, Mongolia and Japan shared the female gold medals in the ASBC Asian U22 Boxing Championships

The first part of the finals for the female boxers were held in the ASBC Asian U22 Boxing Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Uzbekistan achieved four, Mongolia two while Japan one gold medal in the women’s part of the finals.

Following the Sport Entries Check, it has been 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.

The Technical Delegate of the ASBC Asian U22 Boxing Championships was Mr. Viorel Sima of Romania and many non-Asian officials and referees work in the event to keep the neutrality in the historical competition. The women boxers impressed in the day of the finals and delivered fantastic battles which proved the future of the continent.

Farzona Fozilova is the first ever ASBC Asian U22 Champion

Uzbekistan’s ASBC Asian Youth Champion Farzona Fozilova had tough semi-final two days ago and she met with Tajikistan’s Sumaiya Kosimova in the first final of the ASBC Asian U22 Boxing Championships. Her Tajik opponent involved to the international boxing business in 2015 and she started the first round better. Kosimova proved strong developments in comparison to her last international events and surprised the 18-year-old Uzbek. Fozilova started the second round in different rhythm and caught the quick Tajik with some nice shots. The Uzbek teenager played her own game in the third round against Kosimova and became the first ever ASBC Asian U22 Boxing Champion.

Sabina Bobokulova is the second winner in Tashkent

Uzbekistan’s Sabina Bobokulova won the Fujairah 2019 ASBC Asian Junior Boxing Championships and the Dubai 2021 ASBC Asian Youth Boxing Championships. The 18-year-old Uzbek is now the Elite National Champion in her homeland and advanced to the final of the flyweight (50kg) where she met with Sri Lanka’s Bothalage Uthpala Sewwandi. The Uzbek teenager landed a tough shot in the end of the first round but Sewwandi had one minute to recover after that punch. Bobokulova, who trains with Ulugbek Baratov in her club, shocked her Sri Lankan opponent and the referee stopped their contest in the second round.

Feruza Kazakova defeated Rinka Kinoshita in a top final

Japan’s AIBA Women’s Youth World Boxing Championships bronze medallist Rinka Kinoshita expected a strong contest in the final against Uzbekistan’s ASBC Asian Youth Champion Feruza Kazakova. The Japanese southpaw is three years older than the Uzbek and she had more elite contests during her career. The 18-year-old Uzbek produced great run in the end of the first round and she found the best weapons against Kinoshita. The Japanese boxer was patient and started the second with a body shot but Kazakova had the right responses. The younger Uzbek gained the control of the exchanges in time to win the third gold medal for the host country in Tashkent.

Mongolia’s Enkhjargal Munguntsetseg turned back her final

The fourth Uzbek finalists was Nigina Uktamova who is the current AIBA Women’s Youth World Champion and the ASBC Asian Youth Champion. She moved down to the bantamweight (54kg) and tried to overcame Mongolia’s Enkhjargal Munguntsetseg in the attacks. Uktamova was smaller than her Mongolian opponent but she had the experiences from the recent three years how to handle these tactical jobs. The Mongolian increased her tempo in the second round and she had also a few nice shots in that period. Uktamova was exhausted in the third round when both of them gave in everything but Munguntsetseg had the stamina to turn back their final achieving the first gold medal for Mongolia.

Japan’s Olympic Champion Sena Irie won her next big event

Japan’s second female finalist was Tokyo Olympic Games winner Sena Irie who had a tough semi-final against Uzbekistan’s ASBC Asian Elite Champion Sitora Turdibekova two days ago. The Japanese star expected a hard battle against Mongolia’s No.1, Namuun Monkhor who moved down to the featherweight (57kg) after her participation at the 2021 ASBC Asian Elite Boxing Championships. Irie tried to keep the best distance against the Mongolian and landed impressive counter-shots in the first round of their contest. As all of the Mongolians, Monkhor stepped into the gas in the second round but Irie was a hard target for the 22-year-old boxer. Irie led 20:18 in all of the five scorecards after two rounds and she had the speed to control the last round as well against a top Mongolian.

Mongolia’s second gold medal was taken by Badmaarag Ganzorig

Japan’s Rinka Tanaka had some good youth results but she put herself into the spotlight in the 2021 Korotkov Memorial Tournament where she claimed a medal. The 22-year-old Japanese faced with Mongolia’s Badmaarag Ganzorig in the final of the lightweight (60kg) which delivered a top level of contest between the two youngsters. The Mongolian boxer used her height advantage well in the second and third rounds but Tanaka had excellent footwork to keep her safest distance. Tanaka landed nice hooks in the battle of the southpaw boxers but the Mongolian has done an impressive final round to win their final.

Uzbekistan’s next gold medal was achieved by Mokhinabonu Abdullayeva

Uzbekistan’s Mokhinabonu Abdullayeva achieved medals in the recent big events as in the Kielce 2021 AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships. The 19-year-old Elite National Champion met for the title with Mongolia’s fourth finalist, Myagmarsuren Tsetsegdari at the light welterweight (63kg). Abdullayeva was patient in the first round and tried to use her longer hands against the Mongolian who won their U22 National Selection Tournament just before the Tashkent event. The Uzbek landed effective left-handed hooks in the second round and despite of Tsetsegdari’s excellent final efforts, Abdullayeva achieved the gold. Former two-times Asian Games winner Elshod Rasulov’s female squad earned four gold medals on home soil in Tashkent.

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