SATURDAY, MARCH 13, 2021 11 Muharraq end Riffa’s undefeated run Kubanychbek’s stellar show dominates BRAVE CF 47 Abdysalam Kubanychbek dominates Rolando Dy, secures Lightweight title shot knocked Husein Kadimagomaev Tae Kyun Kim out in the third round of the co- • main event of the evening, win- knocked Husein ning this match of undefeated Kadimagomaev out young stars. Kim now boasts a in the third round of perfect 8-0 pro record. the co-main event One of the most shocking re- sults of the night in the Arad Fort was Nemat Abdrashitov’s TDT | Manama Muharraq’s Abdulwahab Ali and Riffa’s Komail Alaswad battle for possession uspet against the heavily fa - of the ball during their match last night vorite Anzor Abdulkhozhaev, RAVE CF 47: Asian Domi- with a second-round TKO. TDT | Manama and he made no mistake with nation opened the series The night also saw the brutal his shot attempt, which he sent Bof four consecutive events knockout of India’s Mohammed uharraq ended Riffa’s to the exact same spot as his scheduled for Kombat Kingdom Farhad over Pakistan’s Uloomi Mundefeated run last first strike. and set the tone for what’s next Kareem in a true slugfest fash- night in the 2020/2021 Nasser In the second half, Riffa’s Ali in the upcoming weeks, with ion. bin Hamad Bahrain Premier Madan gave his side some life exciting fights, highlight-wor- BRAVE Combat Federation re- Football League with a stun- with a brilliant solo effort in thy knockouts, and high-level sumes the action next Thursday ning 3-1 victory. the 67th minute while marked performances. (18) with BRAVE CF 48: Arabi- Ahmed Al Sherooqi had a by Al Hayam. But then sub - In the main event of the Abdisalam Kubanychbek in action during the bout against Rolando Dy an Nights, once again taking first-half brace while Abdul- stitute Abdulrahman Barakat evening, Abdysalam Kubanych- place at the Arad Fort, in Arad, rahman Barakat added Mu- ended any hopes for a Riffa bek showed up in his best form Amir. record under the truly global Kingdom of Bahrain. The event harraq’s third as they claimed comeback with Muharraq’s so far inside the BRAVE CF With the win, Kubanychbek promotion banner. Dy, on the will be headlined by the Light- only their fifth win in 12 third goal in the 83rd minute, Arena and completely domi- extended his professional re- other hand, fell to 14-10, suffer- weight match between Ylies matches. latching on to a short pass from nated Rolando Dy, securing his cord to 18 wins and only 3 losses, ing his first loss since 2019. Djiroun and Adbdul-Rakhman Al Sherooqi opened Mu - Abdulwahab Ali to apply the Lightweight title shot in the including a staggering 4-finish South Korea’s Tae Kyun Kim Makhazhiev. harraq’s account in the 13th final nail in the coffin. process. minute after he was released With the result, Muharraq Winning pretty much every for a solo run with an Ismaeel improved to 18 points on the exchange taking place against a BRAVE CF 47 Results Abdullatif through-pass, while league table. Riffa remained highly decorated boxer, Omok Lightweight: Abdisalam Kubanychbek def. Rolando Dy via TKO (corner stoppage) - Between Rounds 2 and 3. being chased down by Riffa on top despite their first loss was too much for Rolando to defender Sayed Mahdi Baqer. in 12 matches. They stayed on handle and after two rounds of Featherweight: Tae Kyun Kim def. Husein Kadimagomaev by TKO - Round 3 Al Sherooqi then hit a low 31 points. aggressiveness and dominance Super Welterweight: Nursulton Ruziboev def. Ibrahim Mane via knockout (slam) - Round 1 shot past opposing goalkeeper In another match yesterday, from the Kyrgyz side, the Fili- Catchweight (68 kg): Nemat Abdrashitov def. Anzor Abdukhozhaev by TKO - Round 2 Sayed Shubbar Alawi straight Al Ahli played to a 1-1 draw pino’s corner threw the towel into the bottom-left corner of with Budaiya, with Mahdi Ali before the beginning of the third Featherweight: Abdul-Azim Badakhshi def. Agshin Babayev via KO - Round 1 goal. Salman and Salman Ahmed round. Flyweight: Ryskulbek Ibraimov def. Jenel Lausa by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) The youngster then put his on target for their respective With the triumph, Kubanych- Bantamweight: Mohammed Farhad def. Uloomi Karim by knockout - Round 2 team ahead 2-0 at the stroke of sides. bek proved that he’s ready to half-time. A fine cross from the Following the share of the face the winner of the scheduled Catchweight (63 kg): Ali Guliev def. Rana Rudra by TKO - 1m34s - Round 1 left wing by Waleed Al Hayam points, both teams stayed in world title bout between the Amateur Flyweight: Mohammed Zuhair def. Wissam Sandakli via submission (rear-naked choke) - Round 2 found its way to an unmarked the bottom half of the stand- reigning champion Amin Ay- Amateur Lightweight: Hussain Muhammad def. Raymond Rizk by TKO - Round 2 Al Sherooqi in front of goal, ings. oub and the challenger Ahmed Bahrain names 26 players for camp, friendlies Muguruza defeats battling Mertens to reach Dubai final National football team to hold local gathering from Sunday until March 30 in AFP | Dubai this year to 17 and she’ll be preparation for upcoming international matches arbine Muguruza need- bidding for a maiden Dubai Ged seven match points to crown when she faces either Cup winners and current Nass- Sousa has also called up Slavia Bughammar, Ahmed Mirza and overcome a stubborn Elise Jil Teichmann or Barbora Twelve players er bin Hamad Premier League Praha player Abdulla Yusuf. Mohammed Abdulwahab, while Mertens and advance to her Krejcikova in the final on Sat- • leaders Riffa. They include Five Muharraq players are on two are from East Riffa includ- third final of the season, and urday. named from HM the Mahdi Humaidan, Mohamed the roster, including Ismaeel ing Mohammed Al Rumaihi and second in as many weeks, in “I’m very excited, I think it’s King’s Cup winners Marhoon, Komail Alaswad, Jas- Abdullatif, Abdulwahab Al Mohammed Hardan. Dubai yesterday. great always to be in the final Riffa, including sim Al Shaikh, Ahmed Abdulla, Maloob, Waleed Al Hayam, Ab- The rest of the team fea - The ninth-seeded Spaniard, and to have these opportuni- Mahdi Humaidan, Ali Haram, Ali Madan, Hamad dulrahman Ahmedi and Sayed tures Isa Mousa from Manama, who is searching for a first title ties of holding the trophies,” Shamsan, Hashim Isa, Redha Mohammed Jaffar. Three are Rashed Al Hooti from Al Najma since Monterrey in 2019, has said the two-time Grand Slam Mohammed Marhoon, Isa, Sayed Baqer and Sayed from defending league cham- and Ebrahim Lutfallah from Al now reached the champion- champion. Komail Alaswad and Shubbar Alawi. pions Hidd, namely Ahmed Khaldiya Club. ship match at three of the five A nervy start from both Jassim Alshaikh tournaments she contested in saw Mertens and Muguruza Bahrain selected as centralised venue for remaining joint-qualifiers 2021. trade breaks early on but it Head coach Helio Her 6-4, 7-6 (7/5) suc - was the Spaniard who stead- • TDT | Manama cess over Mertens takes her ied the ship first to lead Sousa also calls up tour-leading match-wins tally 4-1. overseas-based national ahrain have been awarded team striker Abdulla Bthe honour of hosting the Yusuf from Slavia Praha remaining Group C joint-qual- ifiers for the FIFA World Cup to bolster squad 2022 and AFC Asian Cup 2023. The Asian Football Confed- TDT | Manama eration (AFC) today yesterday the centralised venues for the 26-player Bahrain national matches, which are scheduled A team has been named for to take place May 31 to June their upcoming training camp, 15. starting on Sunday and contin- The selections were made uing until March 30, the Bah- “following a process of close rain Football Association has consultation with Asia’s Mem- The centralised venues announced by AFC announced. ber Associatons”, the AFC said The camp, to be run under in a statement. June 7 and then Hong Kong four best runners-up advance the supervision of Bahrain head The Bahrainis are in Group on June 15. to the third round of World coach Helio Sousa and his staff, C of joint-qualifying alongside The other hosts are China Cup qualifying. They also se- includes a pair of international Iraq, Iran, Hong Kong and for Group A, Kuwait for Group cure their berths in the Asian friendly matches against Syr- Cambodia. B, Saudi Arabia for Group D, Cup. ia on March 25 and Jordan on The nationals have three Qatar for Group E, Japan for The next best 24 teams will March 30. matches remaining. Current- Group F, the UAE for Group G then compete in a separate Twelve of the squad members ly, they are scheduled to face and South Korea or Group H. competition for the remaining are from His Majesty the King’s Cambodia on June 3, Iran on The eight group winners and 12 slots in the Asian Cup..