MARCH, 2018 NEWSLETTER NEWS FROM ASBC CONTENT MR. SERIK KONAKBAYEV - THE ASBC ASIAN KAZAKHSTAN CLAIMED DOZEN OF GOLD CONFEDERATION YOUTH BOXING CHAMPI- MEDALS IN THE BORNEMISSZA MEMORIAL ONSHIPS WILL BE A QUALIFYING EVENT 4 TOURNAMENT 34 MR. SERIK KONAKBAYEV AND ASBC CON- AIBA YOUTH WORLD CHAMPION HAYATO GRATULATE TO THE RE-ELECTED PRESIDENT TSUTSUMI AND ISSEI ARAMOTO WERE THE IN LEBANON MR. MAHMOUD AL HAttAB 6 TEENAGE STARS OF THE AKIRA YAMANE CUP 36 MR. SERIK KONAKBAYEV AND THE WHOLE AL-JASSAS, HUMAIDI AND BAWAZER IM- ASBC MANAGEMENT WISHES HAPPY BIRTH- PRESSED IN THE SAUDI ARABIAN NATIONAL DAY TO KAZAKHSTan’S BOXING OFFICIAL MR. 7 CHAMPIONSHIPS 38 RAFAEL VAKHITOV HISTORICAL WOMEN EVENT IN THE PAKISTAN MR. SERIK KONAKBAYEV AND THE WHOLE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS WHERE AWAIS ASBC MANAGEMENT WISHES HAPPY BIRTH- ALI KHAN DELIVERED SUPERB PERFORMANCE 40 DAY TO KAZAKHSTan’S OFFICIAL MR. ASLAN 8 IGUBAYEV CHANTHILATH AND KHAMSATHONE DOMI- OVER 30 COUNTRIES WILL PARTICIPATE IN NATED THE LAOS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS THE ASIAN YOUTH BOXING CHAMPIONSHIPS IN VIENTIANE 42 IN BANGKOK 9 QUALIFICATION SYSTEMS FOR THE YOUTH TSHERING WANGCHUK AND TASHI NORBU OLYMPIC GAMES AND AIBA YOUTH WORLD RETURNED WITH SUccESSES IN THE BHUTAN BOXING CHAMPIONSHIPS 10 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 46 ASIAN BOXING CONFEDERATION SHARES WITH YOU THE ASIAN NFs WEBSITES AND DZHAMSHEDZHON GAFUROV WORKED SEN- SOCIAL MEDIA AccOUNTS 12 SATIONALLY IN THE TAJIKISTAN YOUTH NA- TIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS IN TURSUNZODA 48 THE BIDDING FOR THE HISTORICAL FIRST EDI- TION OF THE ASBC ASIAN CONFEDERATION U22 BOXING CHAMPIONSHIPS IS STILL OPEN 14 THE NEXT EDITION OF THE TAIMANOV & UTEMISOV MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT WILL BE HELD IN APRIL 26-30 50 THE BIDDING FOR THE 2018 ASBC ASIAN CONFEDERATION JUNIOR BOXING CHAMPI- ONSHIPS IS STILL OPEN 16 BOXING FEDERATION OF INDIA ANNOUNCED 12-STRONG TEAM FOR THE COMMON- WEALTH GAMES INCLUDING LEGEND MARY 52 MR. DANIYAR JUSUBALIEV - THE COMMON KOM TRAININGS IN THE ASBC DEVELOPMENT PRO- GRAM WERE GREAT PERSPECTIVE FOR US 18 SEVEN BOXERS FROM THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES TRAIN IN THE CUBAN CAPITAL ASTANA ARLANS KAZAKHSTAN WON THE UNTIL APRIL 13 54 ASIAN WSB BAttLE IN ROHTAK 20 RIO 2016 OLYMPIC CHAMPION DANIYAR WORLD MEDALLISTS KINOSHITA AND IRIE YELEUSSINOV SIGNED FOR MR. EDDIE HEARN PROVED TOP PERFORMANCE IN THE JAPAN 24 NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL SELECTION TOUR- 56 NAMENT KAZAKHSTan’S NAZYM KYZAIBAY WON KEY CONTESTS IN THE VOLNOVA PRIZES WOMen’S TOURNAMENT 26 MOHAMED JABER HAQAWI DEFENDED HIS THRONE IN THE SAUDI ARABIAN JUNIOR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 58 ZHAKPEKOV, TOYBAY AND ORALBAY ARE THE STARS OF THE OMAROV YOUTH TOURNA- MENT IN TARAZ 28 UPCOMING EVENTS IN APRIL 2018 60 ASIAN HEGEMONY IN THE TRADITIONAL FELIKS STAMM MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT IN POLAND 32 March 2018 3 TOGETHER WE ARE POWER MR. SERIK KONAKBAYEV – THE ASBC ASIAN CONFEDERATION YOUTH BOXING CHAMPIONSHIPS WILL BE A QUALIFYING EVENT ASTANA. KAZINFORM - Exactly a month later, on April 19 the ASBC Asian Confederation Youth Boxing Championships starts in Bangkok. Serik Konakbayev, the President of Asian Boxing Confederation, Vice-President of Amateur International Boxing Association (AIBA) told about the upcoming competitions. - An important feature of the ASBC to become winners in this Olympic Asian Confederation Youth Boxing Games, and continue pursuing a career, Championships is that it will be a strive to get into the Games for elite qualifying event. Our boys and girls will boxers. The current Youth Olympic be selected for the 2018 Summer Youth Games will be the third since 2010, Olympic Games and the Youth World and, as life shows, this initiative of the Boxing Championships in Hungary. International Olympic Committee has Of course, for any athlete who has found its worthy place in the system of dedicated himself to the sport of higher international competitions,” concluded achievements, the most important goal Mr. Serik Konakbayev. is to participate and win the Olympic It should be reminded that the ASBC Games. It is a little pretentious but a Asian Confederation Youth Boxing beautiful crown in sports career. Championships will be held in Thailand - And participation in the Olympic from 19 to 28 April 2018. The Summer Games at age of 17-18, even it is Youth Olympic Games will be held in the Youth Olympic Games, is not Buenos Aires, Argentina from 6 to 18 less honorable? October. - Of course, I would also note that the current generation of athletes is Original Russian version of this very lucky. We could not even dream article you can find: about Youth Olympic Games when http://www.inform.kz/ru/v- we were young. You had to “plow” bangkoke-19-aprelya-startuet- until Olympics for adults. Modern chempionat-azii-po-boksu-sredi- young boxers have a unique chance molodezhi_a3191563 4 WWW.ASBCNEWS.ORG March 2018 5 TOGETHER WE ARE POWER MR. SERIK KONAKBAYEV AND THE WHOLE ASBC MANAGEMENT WISHES HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO KAZAKHSTan’S BOXING OFFICIAL MR. RAFAEL VAKHITOV The President of the Asian Boxing Confed- eration and Vice-President of the Interna- tional Boxing Association (AIBA) Mr. Serik Konakbayev, furthermore the whole ASBC management wishes Happy Birthday to Kazakhstan’s legendary coach Mr. Rafael Vakhitov who is celebrating his 90th birth- day today. Mr. Rafael Vakhitov is a honoured coach of the Kazakh SSR, whose name is associated with the history of the formation and development of the Pavlodar boxing school. Since 1976, Mr. Vakhitov is a key figure of physical culture MR. SERIK KONAKBAYEV AND ASBC and sports of the Republic of Kazakhstan, his coaching experience is about 60 years. CONGRATULATE TO THE RE-ELECTED Over the period of work in the Pavlodar region, he trained over 30 masters PRESIDENT IN LEBANON MR. MAHMOUD of sports, three masters of sports of AL HATTAB international class. Along with this, Mr. Vakhitov prepared 18 champions of The President of the Asian Boxing Confederation and AIBA Vice-President Mr. Serik Kon- Kazakhstan, nine winners of the Central was created, where the leading sportsmen akbayev, furthermore the whole management of the Asian Boxing Confederation con- Council of the WSSO «Labour Reserves», of the region and the republic received gratulate to the re-elected President of the Lebanese Boxing Federation Mr. Mahmoud Al 15 winners of USSR Cup and international their primary education. Mr. Vakhitov, Hattab who will serve the country’s boxing life in the upcoming years. tournaments. Being a true mentor, he despite his age, was invited to teach at worked as a senior coach of the Central the Pavlodar State University. S. Toraigyrov. Mr. Prof. Mohamad Khalili was named as Honorary President of the Lebanese Boxing Council of the WSSO «Labour Reserves», In 2009, with the recognition of the Federation and the consultant of the organization. The new Administrative Committee he prepared the national team of the pedagogical and sporting merit of him contains the following members in the newly elected board of the Lebanese Boxing Republic of Kazakhstan. he was awarded with the academic title Federation: His character was tempered in the harsh of professor of the university. In Pavlodar - President: Mr. Mahmoud Al Hattab ‘40s. At the height of the WWII, he was State University was opened a sports hall - Vice-President: Mr. Ali Khalil still a boy as a machinist, was a cadet of named after Mr. Rafael Vakhitov. - Secretary: Mrs. Jana Baghdadi the air fleet, and even drove ships. At the “In 85 years, life is just a beginning”- - Treasurer: Mr. Bchara Abboud same time, he coached the regimental jokes famous coach, the legend of - Accountant: Mr. Hani Siblini command. national sports Rafael Vakhitov. In his old - Member: Mr. Mazen Safieh In 1980 under his leadership the ages he remained the acting coach, and - Member: Mr. Abdalla Israwi children's and youth club «Boxing gloves» every day he spends his time in the ring. 6 WWW.ASBCNEWS.ORG March 2018 7 TOGETHER WE ARE POWER OVER 30 COUNTRIES WILL PARTICIPATE IN THE ASIAN YOUTH BOXING CHAMPIONSHIPS IN BANGKOK ASTANA. KAZINFORM - The Asian Box- ing Confederation informs that Thailand will host the Asian Boxing Championship among youth boxers aged 17-18 years from April 19 to April 28. This will be the first continental championships for girl box- ers. Prior to this Asian women-boxers of this age category participated only in the world championships. - “Currently we are at the stage of completing the registration of teams for this continental championships. Earlier in his interview, the President of our Confederation, Serik Konakbayev countries have become actively involved mentioned that the current championships in Asian Championships, for example, is the most important event of the Afghanistan, Bhutan, Yemen, Cambodia, current year, as it is held on the eve of Laos, Lebanon, the UAE, Nepal, Pakistan the third Youth Olympic Games and it is and North Korea. For us this is a very good the qualifying event for this important indicator. Also for fans of box, we prepared contest of the planet and for the world a world and continental info-charts on championships in this age category. This, the medal offset of the countries who apparently, is the reason for the expected participated in the last two Youth Olympic record number of participating countries,» Games. We hope that this will be useful MR. SERIK KONAKBAYEV AND THE said Bagdaulet Turekhanov, Executive information for our fans,» said Bagdaulet Director of the Asian Boxing Confederation. Turekhanov. WHOLE ASBC MANAGEMENT WISHES According to him, 33 countries have The Asian Youth Boxing Championships registered through database until today. in Bangkok expects the participation of HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO KAZAKHSTan’S “If we look at the dynamics of the last about 160 young men and more than 70 three Asian championships, then in 2014 girl boxers. Kazakhstan is represented by OFFICIAL MR. ASLAN IGUBAYEV (Thailand), 16 countries had participated, complete teams of men and women.