Asian Men’s & Women’s Elite Boxing Championships

The 10 top qualify of male finals were held in the last competition day at the ASBC Asian Men’s & Women’s Elite Boxing Championships in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates. Uzbekistan’s Shakhobidin Zoirov had a fantastic battle against India’s Amit Panghal in the repeat match of the final of the 2019 AIBA World Boxing Championships. Uzbekistan achieved six, Mongolia three while India one gold medal in the men’s finals.

Altogether 150 boxers including 47 ladies competed for the medals and money prizes at the ASBC Asian Men’s & Women’s Elite Boxing Championships. The money prizes of the competition for the gold, silver and bronze medallists were presented by AIBA Secretary General Mr. Istvan Kovacs of Hungary in Dubai.

The following 17 nations attended the ASBC Asian Men’s & Women’s Elite Boxing Championships in Dubai: Afghanistan, Bahrain, Indonesia, India, Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Kuwait, Laos, Mongolia, Philippines, Qatar, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, United Arab Emirates, and Uzbekistan.

Mirzakhmedov defended his throne at the light flyweight (49kg)

Uzbekistan’s Nodirjon Mirzakhmedov arrived to the venue of the ASBC Asian Elite Boxing Championships as the titleholder of the light flyweight (49kg). The 27-year-old Uzbek won the title of the Governor Cup in St. Petersburg, Russia one month ago, where he defeated top rivals by large margin of differences. The Uzbek controlled the first round in the final against Kazakhstan’s 18-year-old Daniyal Sabit, who is their new National Champion in the smallest weight category. Mirzakhmedov stopped the young Kazakh with jabs and counter-attacked him with outstanding hooks in the second round. The nine-year-older Uzbek dominated the contest by impressive technical skills and defended his throne in Asia.

“It is a second gold medal for me in the Asian Boxing Championships but the feeling is amazing once again. I am very happy as my young Kazakh opponent was very good. He is a big prospect for the future but I deserved this gold medal. Thanks to my fans and the support of my team,” commented his success the experienced Uzbek.

Zoirov defeated Amit once again

Uzbekistan’s Olympic Games winner Shakhobidin Zoirov defeated India’s Amit Panghal in the final of the Yekaterinburg 2019 AIBA World Boxing Championships. The two stars met once again in another final at the ASBC Asian Elite Boxing Championships in Dubai. Panghal had nice hooks in the first round while Zoirov landed tough combinations in the opening minutes of their flyweight (52kg) final. Both of the boxers strived for the gold medal and made a remarkable battle in the championship. Zoirov kept the distance better in the third round which was decisive, and the Uzbek was able to beat his Indian rival once again.

“It was a fantastic contest today, I enjoyed it so much. Amit was much better than last time, therefore I had to keep my full concentration until the last second. I know that it was not our last meeting with Amit and I am expecting that he will be even stronger next time. I made it, and it was an important success for me,” said the exhausted Uzbek after the fantastic final.

Mongolia amazed with three-in-a-row gold medals

Mongolia’s Enkh-Amar Kharkhuu won the 2013 Summer Universiade and qualified for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, but he was not the favourite against Uzbekistan’s AIBA World Champion and ASBC Asian Champion Mirazizbek Mirzakhalilov. The tough Uzbek started the contest better and landed high number of clear punches but Kharkhuu was able to turn back their impressive bantamweight (56kg) contest in Dubai.

His teammate, the ASBC Asian Champion and Asian Games winner Erdenebat Tsendbaatar dominated the first round against Iran’s 21-year-old Daniyal Shakhbakhsh. The Mongolian lightweight (60kg) boxer was too strong for the young Iranian in the opening minutes of their final. Shakhbakhsh proved better performance in the second ones but Tsendbaatar was confident and claimed Mongolia’s second gold medal in Dubai.

Mongolia’s third finalist was Chinzorig Baatarsukh who achieved silver medals in the main Asian competitions and he aimed for his first gold medal in Dubai. The Mongolian light welterweight (64kg) boxer overcame his former ASBC Asian Champion Shiva Thapa in the attacks and took the lead after three minutes of fight. Chinzorig was a hard target for the Indian who increased his tempo but the Mongolian has done smarter boxing in their final.

“This was my third Asian final and after the silver medals I made it in Dubai. This is a fantastic feeling, I am finally the champion, what is the success of my coaches also,” claimed his success Mongolia’s Chinzorig Baatarsukh.

Uzbek golden moments at the welterweight, middleweight and light heavyweight

Uzbekistan’s Bobo-Usmon Baturov was the defending champion at the welterweight (69kg) and he expected a hard contest against Kazakhstan’s two-time AIBA World Boxing Championships bronze medallist Ablaikhan Zhussupov in the final. His semi-final opponent, India’s veteran Vikas Krishan Yadav was injured in the first round and the same happened with the Kazakh boxer in the final.

Kazakhstan’s Hamburg 2017 AIBA World Boxing Championships silver medallist Abilkhan Amankul and Uzbekistan’s new promising middleweight (75kg) boxer, Saidjamshid Jafarov delivered the next remarkable battle in Dubai. The younger Uzbek is a new addition to their top national team but his athletic skills are amazing and he used it well in the first round. The 24-year-old Kazakh increased his tempo in the second round and after one of his excellent jabs the referee counted Jafarov. The Uzbek was still enough fresh in the third round to win the exciting final and became the new king of the middleweight (75kg).

Their third-in-a-row gold medal was achieved by AIBA World Boxing Championships silver medallist Dilshodbek Ruzmetov at the light heavyweight (81kg) following his success over Iran’s newcomer Meysam Gheslaghi. The Iranian boxer was energetic and brave in the final but he received a lot of punches from longer range.

Sanjeet and Jalolov are the winners of the heaviest weight categories

India’s 24-year-old Sanjeet was quarter-finalist in the Yekaterinburg 2019 AIBA World Boxing Championships and he is a strong prospect at the heavyweight (91kg) but he was not the favourite against Kazakhstan’s Vasiliy Levit. The three-time ASBC Asian Champion Kazakh could not reduce the fighting distance against the taller Indian but he returned to the contest in good shape in the second.

Uzbekistan’s reigning AIBA World Champion at the super heavyweight (+91kg), Bakhodir Jalolov won the title of the ASBC Asian Elite Boxing Championships in 2017 and in 2019. The Uzbek star met in the final with his main rival, Kazakhstan’s Kamshybek Kunkabayev. Jalolov used his longer reach smartly in the first round and the referee counted the Kazakh in the end of the first round. The Uzbek star landed more punches than Kunkabayev and defeated his main rival once again.

List of the winners of the men’s finals in Dubai

49kg: Nodirjon Mirzakhmedov, Uzbekistan

52kg: Shakhobidin Zoirov, Uzbekistan

56kg: Enkh-Amar Kharkhuu, Mongolia

60kg: Erdenebat Tsendbaatar, Mongolia

64kg: Chinzorig Baatarsukh, Mongolia

69kg: Bobo-Usmon Baturov, Uzbekistan

75kg: Saidjamshid Jafarov, Uzbekistan

81kg: Dilshodbek Ruzmetov, Uzbekistan

91kg: Sanjeet, India

+91kg: Bakhodir Jalolov, Uzbekistan

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The exciting women’s finals were held in the sixth competition day at the ASBC Asian Men’s & Women’s Elite Boxing Championships in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates. Kazakhstan dominated the women’s finals, their boxers achieved eight gold medals out of the ten. Uzbekistan and India also achieved one title in Dubai, where Kazakhstan’s Nazym Kyzaibay defeated the legend of the world, Chungneijang Mary Kom Hmangte.

Altogether 150 boxers including 47 ladies are competing for the medals and money prizes at the ASBC Asian Men’s & Women’s Elite Boxing Championships. The money prizes of the competition for the gold, silver and bronze medallists were presented by AIBA Secretary General Mr. Istvan Kovacs of Hungary in Dubai.

AIBA allocates 400’000 USD prize money for Asian Boxing Championships. For the boxers who take first place, both men and women, the award is 10’000 USD. For the second, the prize money is 5’000 USD and for both bronze medallists it’s 2’500 USD each.

The following 17 nations are attending in the ASBC Asian Men’s & Women’s Elite Boxing Championships in Dubai: Afghanistan, Bahrain, Indonesia, India, Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Kuwait, Laos, Mongolia, Philippines, Qatar, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, United Arab Emirates, and Uzbekistan.

Kazakhstan’s Alua Balkybekova has done a revenge in the final

Uzbekistan’s Gulasal Sultonalieva was one of the heroes of the fourth competition day when she bowed out the reigning champion, Philippines’ Josie Gabuco in the semi-finals of the light flyweight (48kg). The 22-year-old Uzbek had nice memories about her final opponent, Kazakhstan’s Alua Balkybekova following Sultonalieva defeated her neighbouring rival at the Ulan-Ude 2019 AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championships. The younger Uzbek jumped in into the best fighting range and surprised Balkybekova with her quick attacks during the opening exchanges. The Kazakh boxer had more than 130 bouts during her career and tried to adopt the level of the contest using her longer reach in the first round. Balkybekova used the best fighting distance in their excellent final and she has done a revenge after their first meeting in Ulan-Ude.

Kazakhstan’s Nazym Kyzaibay stopped the Indian legend

India’s national boxing icon Chungneijang Mary Kom Hmangte arrived to Dubai to take her 6^th Asian title. The six-time AIBA Women’s World Champion won almost all of her titles at the light flyweight (48kg) therefore she was going to win the gold medal of the flyweight (51kg) in Dubai. Mary Kom caught Kazakhstan’s two-time AIBA Women’s World Champion Nazym Kyzaibay with a tough punch during the opening of their final. The Indian star was smarter than in the semi-finals and she concentrated to her combinations better in the first round. Kyzaibay tried to follow her rhythm and came back to the contest with excellent jabs following she received the right advices in the first break. The Kazakh produced her best round in the third, when she controlled the fighting range and the exchanges therefore Kyzaibay stopped the Indian legend in Dubai.

Uzbekistan’s second gold medal in the history of the championships was achieved by Sitora Turdibekova

Uzbekistan’s first and lone gold medal in the history of the ASBC Asian Women’s Boxing Championships was achieved by Guzal Ismatova in 2017 but the young boxer died earlier this year at the age of 25. Sitora Turdibekova claimed bronze medal in the AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships in Kielce this year and the 19-year-old talent gave in everything in the first round to surprise her Kazakh opponent, Vladislava Kukhta. The Uzbek talent moved more on feet than Kukhta in the first and second rounds during their impressive final at the featherweight (57kg). Turdibekova had strong motivation in the final and her successful counter-attacks were enough to beat the new Kazakh National Champion. Turdibekova is the second boxer from Uzbekistan after Guzal Ismatova, who could win an Asian woman title.

“I am very happy to win my first Asian Women’s Elite Boxing Championships. It was such a hard contest for me and this is the first gold medal for our team in the whole championships which made this success more unique. I dedicate this gold medal to my family and of course to the lovely Uzbek fans,” said Uzbekistan’s 19-year-old Sitora Turdibekova after her final contest.

Kazakhstan’s Rimma Volosenko knocked out her Indonesian rival

Kazakhstan’s Rimma Volosenko won several international tournaments in the recent six years but she was unlucky with the major championships until today. The 29-year-old Kazakh controlled all of her contests at the women’s lightweight (60kg) in the ASBC Asian Elite Boxing Championships. Volosenko had amazing fighting spirit in the final against Indonesia’s Asian Games bronze medallist Huswatun Hasanah and she decided their contest very quickly. The experienced Kazakh landed lethal punches and the Croatian referee confirmed her KO triumph in the first round.

“I prepared a lot to achieve the gold medal in the ASBC Asian Elite Boxing Championships. The event is exciting and our team arrived in good shape to the event. We worked hard this year, that is the reason of our successes in Dubai. I am ready to compete in the next AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championships to reach my next goal,” claimed Kazakhstan’s Rimma Volosenko.

Valentina Khalzova returned with a gold medal

Kazakhstan’s Valentina Khalzova claimed gold medal at the Astana 2016 AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championships and silver at the Ho Chi Minh City 2017 ASBC Asian Women’s Elite Boxing Championships. The 25-year-old Kazakh returned to the national team in 2020 after a break and proved strong performance in the preparation tournaments this year. Khalzova overcame Uzbekistan’s promising Navbakhor Khamidova in the first round and she controlled also the second. Khamidova tried to surprise her Kazakh opponent in the third round with quicker jabs but Khalzova had the skills to win the welterweight (69kg).

India’s Pooja Rani claimed her second Asian title

India’s Pooja Rani claimed gold medal at the light heavyweight (81kg) in the Bangkok 2019 ASBC Asian Elite Boxing Championships and after that she moved down to the middleweight (75kg). Following Chungneijang Mary Kom Hmangte and Lalbuatsaihi lost their finals, India’s first gold medal in the championship was bagged by Pooja Rani. She was eight years older than her final opponent, Uzbekistan’s Mavluda Mavlonova and her experience decided the title bout of the middleweight (75kg).

“It is a fantastic feeling taking the Asian title at the second time after Bangkok, that is what I have been prepared for during last recent months. I never met with my Uzbek opponent previously but she defeated Kazakhstan’s Olympic Games bronze medallist Marina Volnova therefore I expected a tough battle. I believe that I was better today and deserved to win the gold medal,” said India’s first gold medallist in Dubai, Pooja Rani quickly after her final.

List of the winners of the women’s finals in Dubai

48kg: Alua Balkybekova, Kazakhstan

51kg: Nazym Kyzaibay, Kazakhstan

54kg: Dina Zholaman, Kazakhstan

57kg: Sitora Turdibekova, Uzbekistan

60kg: Rimma Volosenko, Kazakhstan

64kg: Milana Safronova, Kazakhstan

69kg: Valentina Khalzova, Kazakhstan

75kg: Pooja Rani, India

81kg: Fariza Sholtay, Kazakhstan

+81kg: Lazzat Kungeibayeva, Kazakhstan

The next competition day at the 2021 ASBC Asian Elite Men’s and Women’s Boxing Championships

The ten men’s finals will be held in the last competition day of the ASBC Asian Elite Men’s and Women’s Boxing Championships in Dubai on Monday. The male finals will be starting in the Grand Ballroom of the Le Meridien Hotel on 31^st of May at 6pm local time. Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia and Iran have the chance to achieve male titles in Dubai.

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Twenty-three contests were on the official program of the opening day at the ASBC Asian Men’s & Women’s Elite Boxing Championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates where the preliminaries featured in all of the ten men’s weight categories. The Mongolians have done perfect opening in the first competition day, all of their three boxers won on Day 1.

Altogether 150 boxers including 47 women are competing for the medals and total of $400’000 AIBA prize money at the ASBC Asian Men’s & Women’s Elite Boxing Championships.

Perfect opening for the Mongolians

Mongolia’s Unubold Orkhontungalag is a newcomer in the elite national team; he began boxing only six years ago but he was motivated in his opening contest against Sri Lanka’s Sajeewa Nuwan who competed in the last edition of the ASBC Asian Elite Boxing Championships. The Sri Lankan haven’t competed in the international events since the 2019 South Asian Games but he tried to do his very best in Dubai. Unubold was better in the exchanges and won the opening contest of the whole tournament.

Following the Mongolian success in the light flyweight (49kg), their second athlete in the ring was Enkhmandakh Kharkhuu who is one of the biggest punchers in the flyweight (52kg). The 25-year-old Mongolian received a few blows from United Arab Emirates’ Asian Games competitor, Sultan Al-Nuaimi. Following that, Kharkhuu increased his rhythm and landed tough punches against the brave local boxer. The referee counted the UAE boxer in the third round but Al-Nuaimi had enough condition to compete against the last gong. Kharkhuu’s unanimous success was clear and Mongolia started with two impressive triumphs in Dubai. Their third success on the opening day was delivered by Ahmet Comert winner Otgonbaatar Byamba-Erdene in the middleweight (75kg).

Afghanistan started with two strong performances in Dubai

The Afghan boxing team had a strong preparation before the Asian Championships, and despite the Covid-19 pandemic, they had a lot of national competitions the previous eight months. Their Indonesian President’s Cup silver medallist Ramish Rahmani lead the tempo against Philippines’ experienced Marvin Tabamo and defeated his rival in the flyweight (52kg) with excellent performance. Following Rahmani’s success, their 20-year-old Hasibullah Malikzadah caused the next sensational success, he defeated Tajikistan’s Bakhtovar Sagizov in the bantamweight (56kg).

“I have so much energy and power, and my tactic today was very simple, just to attack from the first seconds until the last. Before the official draw, I hoped that I can box against the Filipino boxer as I knew him from the previous events. I gave everything and tried to lead the bout with my strong punches,” said Rahmani following his success over the Filipino pride.”

India’s Mohammed Hussamuddin and Shiva Thapa eliminated top quality rivals in Dubai on Day 1

India’s Commonwealth Games bronze medallist Mohammed Hussamuddin had to meet in the first preliminary round in the bantamweight (56kg) with Kazakhstan’s two-time ASBC Asian Youth Champion Makhmud Sabyrkhan. The super talented Kazakh boxer felt very uncomfortable in his new category and he was not able to repeat his previous performance which he showed in the preparation tournaments in Spain and in Russia. Hussamuddin proved smart boxing in the bout of the day and his counter-attacks delivered for him an outstanding success in Dubai.

His teammate, India’s 2013 ASBC Asian Champion and AIBA World Boxing Championships bronze medallist Shiva Thapa eliminated Kyrgyzstan’s Dmitriy Puchnin who won the best boxer trophy in their last 2020 National Championships. Thapa overcame his younger Kyrgyz opponent in the attacks and won the light welterweight (64kg) bout by a unanimous decision.

Iran’s strong trio advanced to the quarter-finals

Iran’s first success was achieved by Ulaanbaatar Box Cup winner Omid Ahmadisafa who needed less than three minutes to knock out his rival from Kuwait, Ali Jasim, in the flyweight (52kg). His young teammate, 21-year-old Daniyal Shakhbakhsh is a sensational talent who used his footwork to beat Kazakhstan’s former ASBC Asian Youth Champion Serik Temirzhanov. The Pavlodar-based Kazakh boxer and Shakhbakhsh both competed in one division higher, the lightweight (60kg). The younger Iranian had unpredictable footwork and eliminated one of the stars of the weight category. Iran’s third impressive victory in the opening day was taken by Meysam Gheslaghi who surprisingly turned back his light heavyweight (81kg) contest against India’s Sumit Sangwan.

Tomorrow’s schedule at the 2021 ASBC Men’s and Women’s Asian Boxing Championships

The second competition day has twenty-five contests in Dubai. Women boxers from the light flyweight (48kg) up to the lightweight (60kg) will be meeting in the quarter-finals for the medals. The men’s light flyweight (49kg), bantamweight (56kg), light welterweight (64kg) and heavyweight (91kg) boxers also will compete for the guaranteed medals and money prizes on Day 2.

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Brilliant stars compete in the ASBC Asian Men’s & Women’s Elite Boxing Championships starting on 24 May

Only three days left until the start of the upcoming ASBC Asian Men’s & Women’s Elite Boxing Championships which has been relocated to Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The strongest boxing countries of the Asian continent, such as Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, India, Thailand, Philippines, Mongolia, South Korea, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan send their formidable line-ups to the forthcoming ASBC Asian Elite Boxing Championships.

The female boxers can compete in 10 categories from the light flyweight (48kg) up to the heavyweight (+81kg). The male athletes can also compete in 10 different weights: from the light flyweight (49kg) up to the super heavyweight (+91kg) in Dubai. The first competition day of the event is May 24^th.

Uzbekistan arrived to Dubai with a huge delegation

Uzbekistan arrived to the venue of the ASBC Asian Men’s & Women’s Elite Boxing Championships with a huge delegation and the country is expecting to top the medal table. Among the defending AIBA Men’s Elite World Champions, Uzbekistan’s trio as Shakhobiddin Zoirov (52kg), Mirazizbek Mirzakhalilov (57kg) and Bakhodir Jalolov (+91kg) all will be competing in Dubai.

Their medallists and champions from big events such as Nodirjon Mirzakhmedov (49kg), Abdumalik Khalakov (60kg), Elnur Abduraimov (64kg), Bobo-Usmon Baturov (69kg), Dilshodbek Ruzmetov (81kg) and Sanjar Tursunov (91kg) are also strengthening the team. Their younger girls impressed in the AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships in Kielce last month, and the Uzbek elite female boxers have also made great progress since 2019. The Uzbeks claimed four gold medals in the previous event in Bangkok two years ago but their management is expecting more in Dubai.

Kazakhstan selected a powerful team to Dubai

Kazakhstan bagged six medals in the Yekaterinburg 2019 AIBA World Boxing Championships and those boxers included Saken Bibossynov (52kg), Ablaikhan Zhussupov (69kg), Bekzad Nurdauletov (81kg), Vasiliy Levit (91kg) and Kamshybek Kunkabayev (+91kg), who are now on their list once again. The head coach of the Kazakh national team Mr. Galymbek Kenzhebayev decided to move their new young star, 20-year-old Makhmud Sabyrkhan to the bantamweight (56kg).

Their four AIBA Women’s World Champions: Nazym Kyzaibay (51kg), Dina Zholaman (54kg), Valentina Khalzova (69kg) and Lazzat Kungeibayeva (+81kg) all will be competing at the ASBC Asian Elite Boxing Championships. As usual, the Kazakhs are the long-standing rivals of the Uzbeks in the men’s part of the ASBC Asian Elite Boxing Championships.

India has high expectations in Dubai

The Indian coaches and officials have worked hard in the recent years to build up a strong team, and after their amazing performance at the AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships, the country is ready to challenge Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan at the ASBC Asian Men’s & Women’s Elite Boxing Championships in Dubai.

India’s boxing icon Chungneijang Mary Kom Hmangte is six-times AIBA Women’s World Champion, five-times ASBC Asian Women’s Champion, Asian Games winner and Commonwealth Games gold medallist. She will be competing at the flyweight (51kg) in Dubai where almost all of the Indian women boxers are among the favourites in their categories. Among their male boxers, Amit Panghal (52kg), Shiva Thapa (64kg) and Vikas Krishan Yadav (69kg) were already medallists in previous AIBA World Boxing Championships.

Mongolia’s Erdenebat Tsendbaatar sets out to defend his title

The Mongolians achieved titles in the last ASBC Asian Elite Boxing Championships and Asian Games, and their strong team is a combination of experienced stars and young talents. The team showed an excellent performance in the Grand Prix Usti nad Labem in the Czech Republic and after that their boxers trained in Germany where they challenged the host nation’s squad and Cuban stars. Erdenebat Tsendbaatar’s main aspiration is to defend his throne in Dubai and beat all of his Asian rivals once again, but Asian Games silver medallist Chinzorig Baatarsukh (64kg) and powerful Enkhmandakh Kharkhuu (52kg) are also in their squad in Dubai.

Philippines’ stars could be Josie Gabuco and Eumir Felix Marcial

The Filipino boxers trained in their homeland and in Thailand in the previous weeks to prepare well for the upcoming major championships. Their team comprises a defending champion Josie Gabuco (48kg) who claimed the gold medal at the 2012 AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championships. Philippines’ top male boxer Eumir Felix Marcial (75kg) was silver medallist at the Yekaterinburg 2019 AIBA World Boxing Championships and has 10 years of international experience.

Tajikistan’s defending champion Bakhodur Usmonov set to get his second gold medal

Tajikistan confirmed their final line-ups for the ASBC Asian Elite Men’s and Women’s Boxing Championships which contains eleven boxers including four talented girls. Their defending ASBC Asian Champion Bakhodur Usmonov (64kg), FISU University World Champion Shabbos Negmatulloev (81kg) and their female No.1 Shoira Zulkaynarova (60kg) are part of the squad. The team will be arriving in Dubai with four experienced coaches and has strong medal claims in several weight categories.

Kyrgyzstan’s former champion Azat Usenaliev aims to return to the top

The Kyrgyz boxers bagged two bronze medals in the previous ASBC Asian Elite Boxing Championships in Bangkok. The Kyrgyz boxers competed at the Bosphorus International Boxing Tournament, the Governor Cup and also at the Belgrade Winner Tournament this year to prepare well for the ASBC Asian Elite Boxing Championships.

Kyrgyzstan’s experienced boxers and medallists from the previous championships: Mirlan Turkbay Uulu (49kg), Azat Usenaliev (52kg) and Erkin Adylbek Uulu (81kg) all have been selected for the event along with the next generation of Kyrgyz talents such as ASBC Asian Youth Champion Nuradin Rustambek Uulu (69kg).

The Asian Boxing Championships has 58 years of history

The first Asian Boxing Championships for elite male boxers was held in Thailand’s capital, Bangkok in 1963. South Korea, Sri Lanka, Philippines, Iran, Thailand, Japan, Indonesia, Kuwait, China, Uzbekistan, Malaysia, Vietnam, Mongolia and Jordan are the National Federations which have hosted the 30 Asian Boxing Championships between 1963 and 2019. Bangkok was the most popular venue of the Asian Boxing Championships; the city has hosted the competition seven times.

Japan and Pakistan were the best nations in the Bangkok 1963 Asian Boxing Championships, yet South Korea topped the medal table in 1965, 1967 and also in 1970. Iran topped the table in the 1971 Asian Boxing Championships where they had five finalists and three won the gold medals.

Thailand, Japan, Kazakhstan, China and Uzbekistan were also among the team champions in the later championships. The strength of the Asian Boxing Championships dramatically increased in 1994 when the ex-Soviet Central Asian countries such as Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan joined the competition.

Asia’s biggest boxing stars such as China’s two-time Olympic Games winner Zou Shiming, South Korea’s Kim Kwang Sun, Uzbekistan’s Makhammatkodir Abdullaev, Kazakhstan’s Yermakhan Ibraimov, Thailand’s Somluck Kamsing and Uzbekistan’s Hasanboy Dusmatov all won the Asian Boxing Championships in the past.

Women boxers competed in the previous ASBC Asian Elite Boxing Championships along with men for the very first time. The event was held in 10 female and 10 male weight categories at the Huamark Indoor Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand on April 2019. Fourteen nations were represented in the finals in the seven-day long competition and among them a record number of 10 countries claimed gold medals in Bangkok.

Participating nations in the 2021 ASBC Asian Elite Boxing Championships

Afghanistan, Bahrain, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kazakhstan, South Korea, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tajikistan, host United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan and Yemen.

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The upcoming ASBC Asian Men’s & Women’s Elite Boxing Championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates will be the highlight of this month. The first competition day is May 24 and the finals are scheduled for May 31.

Afghanistan, Bahrain, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kazakhstan, South Korea, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Mongolia, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan and Yemen are registered to attend the competition.

Eight out of the ten defending male Asian champions as Nodirjon Mirzakhmedov (49kg), Amit Panghal (52kg), Mirazizbek Mirzakhalilov (56kg), Erdenebat Tsendbaatar (60kg), Bakhodur Usmonov (64kg), Bobo-Usmon Baturov (69kg), Kim Hyeong Kyu (91kg) and Bakhodir Jalolov (+91kg) are planning to participate in Dubai to defend their titles. Among the women, Philippines’ Josie Gabuco (48kg) and India’s Pooja Rani (75kg) will have the chance to increase the number of their gold medals.

Jordan’s Randa Abdelkhaleq claimed a bronze medal at the 2010 ASBC Asian Women’s Boxing Championships in the heavyweight and recently she decided to return to the competition after 11 years of a break as the oldest participant with her age of 38.

Her teammate in the men’s bantamweight (56kg), 18-year-old Fahad Ali could be the youngest participant of the whole event. Kazakhstan’s Daniyal Sabit is the National Champion at the men’s light flyweight (49kg) and he is one of the boxers in his team who will also turn 19 later this year.

Bahrain made its debut at the ASBC Asian Elite Boxing Championships two years ago and now the country takes part in the new edition. The small island’s boxing life developed rapidly the recent three years and the country is ready also to host international competitions in the near future. Another developing nation, Yemen attended the 2019 ASBC Asian Elite Boxing Championships in Bangkok and now the country is planning to send a team once again.

Jordan never competed with such a big delegation as they plan for the upcoming Dubai edition and their progress in women’s boxing is significant. Kuwait hosted the 2019 ASBC Asian Schoolboys Boxing Championships and their elite team contains of a high number of boxers. At the very first time in the history of the competition, Kuwait plans to send women athletes to the ASBC Asian Elite Boxing Championships.

Kazakhstan’s Olympic Games silver medallist Vassiliy Levit won his first Asian title still in Zhuhai 12 years ago and he will be one of the veteran champions in Dubai. South Korea’s Kim Hyeong Kyu claimed his first continental gold medal in 2011 at the age of 19 and he has the chance to get his third title in the United Arab Emirates. Kyrgyzstan’s Azat Usenaliev is another veteran champion from 2013 who is in excellent physical conditions and named among the favourites of the men’s flyweight (52kg) once again.

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