AUGUST, 2016 NEWSLETTER NEWS FROM ASBC CONTENT ASBC PRESIDENT MR.SERIK ATHLETE OF THE MONTH – DANIYAR KONAKBAYEV ATTENDED IN THE RIO 4 YELEUSSINOV 16 2016 OLYMPIC GAMES FROM DAY1 ASIAN MEDALLISTS IN THE OLYMPIC ASBC WISHES HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO GAMES 2004-2016 18 MR. ORZUBEK NAZAROV 5 THE UZBEK BOXING TEAM ARRIVED UZBEKISTAN’S HASANBOY DUSMATOV BACK FROM RIO TO TASHKENT AS 22 WON THE VAL BARKER TROPHY IN 6 HEROES THE OLYMPIC GAMES NINE YOUNG WINNERS IN THE UZBEKISTAN WINS THREE GOLD MED- BOXING TOURNAMENT OF THE 24 ALS IN THE OLYMPIC GAMES AMONG 7 MALAYSIAN NATIONAL GAMES ASIA’S 17 PODIUM PLACES TWO BOXERS DEFENDED THEIR ASIA ACHIEVED FOUR TITLES AND THRONES IN THE BHUTAN NATIONAL 26 RECORD NUMBER OF 17 MEDALS IN 12 CHAMPIONSHIPS RIO ASBC ASIAN YOUTH CHAMPION RIO 2016 OLYMPIC GAMES – LIST OF HAYATO TSUTSUMI WINS IN 28 THE ASIAN MEDALLISTS 14 THE JAPANESE HIGH SCHOOL TOURNAMENT FOUR ASIAN BOXERS AMONG THE FLAG BEARERS IN THE OPENING 15 TEN NEW WINNERS IN THE KABUL CEREMONY OF THE OLYMPIC GAMES SELECTION EVENT 30 UPCOMING EVENTS IN SEPTEMBER 2016 32 August, 2016 3 TOGETHER WE ARE POWER ASBC PRESIDENT MR. SERIK KONAKBAYEV ASBC WISHES HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ATTENDED IN THE RIO 2016 OLYMPIC GAMES FROM DAY1 MR. ORZUBEK NAZAROV The President of the Asian Boxing Confederation (ASBC) and Vice-President of the International Boxing The Asian Boxing Confederation wishes Happy Birthday to Mr. Orzubek Nazarov Association (AIBA) Mr. Serik Konakbayev arrived to the boxing venue of the Olympic Games in Rio de who is the Vice-President of ASBC. Janeiro where 64 Asian boxers from 17 countries are competing for the medals. Mr. Orzubek Nazarov was born in the city of Kant in of the Soviet Union before turning professional in Mr. Serik Konakbayev will be negotiating with leaders Pavilion 6 which is the venue of the boxing competition Kyrgyzstan on August 30 in 1966. He became one of 1990. of the boxing world including with AIBA President in the upcoming 16 days. the most successful Kyrgyz boxer during his career The southpaw boxer spent his professional career Dr. Ching-Kuo Wu during his stay in the Olympic Eight Asian boxers from China, Japan, Kazakhstan, until today winning bronze in the Reno 1986 AIBA in Japan and won 26 out of his 27 fights, winning Games in Rio de Janeiro. Mr. Serik Konakbayev will be Kyrgyzstan, Philippines, Qatar, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan World Boxing Championships and gold medal at the the world championships title seven times. He watching the performance of the Asian boxers in the will be in action in the first competition day of the 1987 European Boxing Championships. He won the retired from the sport in 1998 but he is an iconic most important event of the cycle from the Riocentro boxing tournament of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. National Championships and National Spartakyad person in Kyrgyzstan's boxing life. 4 WWW.BOXINGASIA.ORG August, 2016 5 TOGETHER WE ARE POWER UZBEKISTAN’S HASANBOY DUSMATOV WON THE VAL BARKER TROPHY IN THE OLYMPIC GAMES Uzbekistan’s unbeaten WSB star Hasanboy The Val Barker Trophy was named for boxer Val Barker and the award goes to UZBEKISTAN WINS the best boxer of the Olympic Games every four years. Asia had three winners Dusmatov was amazing in the first final of before Hasanboy Dusmatov and all of them are from Kazakhstan: Vasiliy the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Men’s Zhirov in the Atlanta 1996 Olympic Games, Bakhtiyar Artayev in the Athens Light Flyweight class (49 kg) and took the 2004 Olympic Games and Serik Sapiyev in the London 2012 Olympic Games. first gold medal of our beloved combat Uzbekistan's ASBC Asian Confederation Champion Hasanboy Dusmatov THREE GOLD MEDALS defeated his main rival Kazakhstan's AIBA World Champion Birzhan Zhakypov sport in Rio de Janeiro more than one week in the quarter-final stage of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games, he was too ago. The Uzbek boxer not only won his strong for United States' Nico Hernandez in the semi-final and he was too IN THE OLYMPIC GAMES AMONG ASIA’S 17 PODIUM PLACES weight class but finally he received the Val speedy for Colombia's surprise Yuberjen Martinez in the final of the Rio Barker Trophy which is the special cup for 2016 Olympic Games. After Makhammatkodir Abdullaev's success in Sydney The Rio 2016 Olympic Games finished with its sixteenth and last competition day in Riocentro Pavilion in 2000 Dusmatov was Uzbekistan's second Olympic Champion in boxing the best boxer of the Olympic Games. since the country became independent in 1991. Following that in the boxing 6 where Uzbekistan’s Shakhobiddin Zoirov and Fazliddin Gaibnazarov both claimed titles today. Asia tournament of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games Uzbekistan took further two gold finally secured 17 medals in the boxing tournament in Rio de Janeiro which is record in the Olympic medals in the Riocentro Pavilion 6. history and after the two titles our continent won four gold medals in the Games. 6 WWW.BOXINGASIA.ORG August, 2016 7 TOGETHER WE ARE POWER Women's China's three-time AIBA Women's World in Rio as well. Ren's semi-final opponent Men's Light Uzbekistan's ASBC Asian Confederation Yuberjen Martinez in the final of the Rio Flyweight class Champion Ren Cancan arrived to the today was Great Britain's London 2012 Flyweight class Champion Hasanboy Dusmatov defeated 2016 Olympic Games. Dusmatov stepped (51 kg): venue of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games as Olympic Champion Nicola Adams for a (49 kg): his main rival Kazakhstan's AIBA World into the ring with great confidence and one of the gold medal contender of this place in the final. The Chinese boxer had Champion Birzhan Zhakypov in the quarter- dominated his final contest which was easy weight class. The 28-year-old Chinese boxer positive balance against her British star rival final stage of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. one for the Uzbek boxer. The Colombian opened her participation in Rio against during their career and opened the first The 23-year-old Uzbek boxer defeated could not reach Dusmatov whose counter- Canada's two-time Panamerican Games round with effective punches. Ren proved United States' Nico Hernandez in the semi- attacks were successful and finally he could winner Mandy Bujold. Ren had such a top quality to footwork in the opening final of the category and repeated his celebrate his well-deserved gold medal. strong opponent in the quarter-finals but minutes but her European rival found the previous top performance in their contest. After Makhammatkodir Abdullaev's success she was able to solve that tactical issue best fighting distance therefore the Chinese The Uzbek boxer was too quick for the in 2000 Dusmatov is the second Olympic which means she is a guaranteed medallist boxer achieved bronze medal this time. US talent therefore Dusmatov could box Champion in boxing since the country for the gold medal against Colombia's became independent. Women's China's Yin Junhua was gold medallist in the Potkonen. The Chinese boxer advanced to Lightweight Incheon 2014 Asian Games and also in the the Olympic gold medal bout who had to Men's Flyweight Uzbekistan's AIBA Asian & Oceanian therefore final verdict was unanimous class (60 kg): AIBA Asian & Oceanian Olympic Qualification meet with France's current AIBA Women's class (52 kg): Olympic Qualification Event winner and decision to Shakhobiddin Zoirov who Event and arrived to the Rio 2016 Olympic World Champion Estelle Mossely. Yin opened Incheon 2014 Asian Games silver medallist advanced to the gold medal bout. Games as a medal favourite. The Chinese the first round with perfect tactic and she Shakhobiddin Zoirov developed well year Uzbekistan's pride met in the final with boxer eliminated Morocco's Hasnaa Lachgar was able to launch good punches also in the by year in the current Olympic era. The Russia's two-time AIBA World Champion who is Africa's best in this weight class second round. Yin had the advantage after Uzbek boxer trusted on his speed and his Misha Aloian who had only three bouts in and she was better than Azerbaijan's AIBA the middle of the bout but the French boxer fighting spirit was stronger than Ireland's the road to the finals. The Russian boxer Women's World Boxing Championships silver was able to control the third and fourth Brendan Irvine's, United States' Toronto was enough quick only in the first round but medallist experienced Yana Alekseevna in rounds which delivered for her a gold medal. 2015 Panamerican Games winner Antonio Zoirov's tempo was too speedy for Aloian in the quarter-final. Yin worked from longer Yin Junhua joined to the Chinese national Vargas and Azerbaijan's defending AIBA the later part of the bout. The Uzbek boxer distance to control her semi-final against team in 2014 and secured a valuable silver in World Champion Elvin Mamishzada. The worked well and proved top quality of boxing Finland's lone boxer in the Games Mira the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. 23-year-old Uzbek boxer was quicker and in the entire Olympic tournament therefore he had more tactical combinations against finally Zoirov's hand was raised who reached Venezuela's Yoel Finol in their semi-final his career highlight in Rio de Janeiro. Women's Kazakhstan's ASBC Asian Women's & Oceanian Olympic Qualification Event Middleweight Champion Dariga Shakimova is an which she won in Qian'an. She opened class (75 kg): experienced boxer who had to meet with her competition in Rio de Janeiro against Men's Uzbekistan's AIBA World Boxing and did not give any chance to his South Canada's former two-time AIBA Women's Brazil's Andreia Bandeira who won several Bantamweight Championships silver medallist Murodjon American rival.