FEBRUARY, 2016 NEWSLETTER NEWS FROM ASBC CONTENT ASBC PRESIDENT MR. SERIK KAZAKHSTAN CLAIMED EIGHT GOLD KONAKBAYEV LED THE AIBA 4 MEDALS IN THE AKIM PRIZES JUNIOR 20 ATHLETES & YOUTH COMMISSION IN TOURNAMENT MANCHESTER UZBEKISTAN’S IKBOLJON MURODOV CONTINUED HIS UNBEATEN CAM- 22 ATHLETE OF FEBRUARY - PAIGN IN BEKABAD AZAT USENALIEV 5 AIBA WORLD CHAMPION NAZYM INDIA HAS DONE INCREDIBLE JOB KYZAYBAY RETURNED WITH GOLD AT 24 WINNING ALL OF THE TEN GOLD 6 THE KAZAKH NATIONALS MEDALS IN THE SOUTH ASIAN GAMES KAZAKHSTAN’S TOP TALENTS WERE IN ACTION AT THE SERIK SAPIYEV 26 KYRGYZSTAN CLAIMED FIVE PRIZES YOUTH TOURNAMENT GOLD MEDALS IN THE SHOPOK- 9 OV MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT TEN BOXERS DEFENDED THEIR THRONES IN THE MONGOLIAN 28 THE MOST IMPORTANT JUNIOR NATIONALS COMPETITION IN 2016 THE CHILDREN 12 OF ASIAN GAMES WILL STARTS IN JULY ACHILOV BROTHERS ON THE TOP IN THE TURKMENISTAN NATIONAL 30 CHAMPIONSHIPS BANGLADESH AND PAKISTAN JOINED TO THE ASIAN WOMEN BOXING 14 COMMUNITY FOUR BOXERS DEFENDED THEIR THRONES IN THE SYRIAN JUNIOR 32 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS THE UZBEK TIGERS DEFEATED ASTANA ARLANS KAZAKHSTAN WHILE CHINA 16 DRAGONS SECURED FIRST TRIUMPH ABDALRAHMAN TOUBAN WAS THE BEST BOXER IN THE SAUDI ARABIAN 34 JUNIOR NATIONALS SAMruk-eNERGY.KZ UZBEKISTAN’S GREAT FRIDAY IN THE APB 18 UPCOMING EVENTS IN MARCH 2016 NEPALI BOXERS PREPARED 36 IN THAILAND 19 February, 2016 3 TOGETHER WE ARE POWER ASBC PRESIDENT MR. SERIK KONAKBAYEV LED THE AIBA ATHLETES & YOUTH ATHLETE OF COMMISSION IN MANCHESTER FEBRUARY - ASBC President and AIBA Vice- AIBA President Dr. Ching-Kuo Wu and development of the schoolboys, President Mr. Serik Konakbayev welcomed all of the members in the junior and youth age groups under AIBA AZAT attended in the AIBA Commis- opening of the Commission Meetings structure. where Lord Mayor of Manchester and Education was the next topic of the USENALIEV sion Meetings in Manchester, England's Super Heavyweight class (+91 AIBA Athletes & Youth Commission England this week. Mr. Serik kg) professional star London 2012 Olympic Meeting to understand the importance Kyrgyzstan’s first and lone ASBC Asian Champion Azat Usenaliev AIBA World Boxing Championships silver Konakbayev is also the Chairman Games winner Anthony Joshua were the of antidopping. Post career program, proved top performance in the Duisenkul Shopokov Memorial Tour- medallist Jasurbek Latipov who also of the AIBA Athletes & Youth special guests. the health and safety of the boxers, the nament in Bishkek where he defeated Algeria’s AIBA World Boxing advanced to the final of the Flyweight class Commission which he led during Mr. Serik Konakbayev had an opening improvement of the coaches and the fair (52 kg) but due his injury he did not step speech in the AIBA Athletes & Youth play were the further key aspects of the Championships silver medallist Mohamed Flissi in the gold medal into the ring against the Kyrgyz hope. the joint commission meetings in Commission Meetings and following that meeting in Manchester. bout. Following his great efforts ASBC President Mr. Serik Konakbayev Usenaliev travelled to the Incheon 2014 the United Kingdom. the members approved the previous The Asian Boxing Confederation working and the ASBC management named him as Athlete of February. Asian Games to Korea as a gold medal decisions. The main topics of the hard together with the affiliated national contender but following his excellent meeting were the effect of the change federations to get record number of Azat Usenaliev was born in the city of ASBC Asian Continental Championships start he was injured against Pakistan's limit, the athlete career pathway, the Olympic quotas to the Rio 2016 Olympic Tokmak on 11 September in 1991 and and his top rivals such as Kazakhstan’s Commonwealth Games silver medallist competitions for the youth age group Games. began boxing very early at the age of 10. AIBA Asian Olympic Qualifiers winner Muhammad Waseem after 28 seconds The talented youngster won the Kyrgyz Ilyas Suleimenov and Philippines’ Asian in the quarter-final stage of the event. Cadet National Boxing Championships Games gold medallist Rey Saludar both This shocking results meant Usenaliev in 2007 while his first international event were eliminated in the previous stage raised the rhythm of his training sessions outside of Kyrgyzstan was the AIBA Cadet of the championships. The 22-year-old to be the best in 2015. In his opening World Boxing Championships in Baku, Kyrgyz flyweight (52 kg) boxer prepared battle of the fifth season of the World Azerbaijan in September 2007. well enough from the knowledge of Series of Boxing the Kyrgyz boxer stopped Usenaliev robbed into the world of Uzbekistan’s tough Shakhobiddin Zoirov Welshmen Andrew Selby before the final boxing at the 2009 ASBC Asian Continental and dominated the second part of their bell on their re-match which was over the Championships in Zhuhai, China where he battle which resulted the first ever gold expectations. defeated Uzbekistan’s more experienced medal for Kyrgyzstan in the history of the Usenaliev's main event was the athlete, Rafikjon Sultanov. Following Asian Championships since 1993 when ASBC Asian Confederation Boxing that event he received the right to the Central Asian country joined to the Championships in 2015 in Thailand where compete in the 2009 AIBA World Boxing continent’s boxing life. he claimed bronze medal as lone Kyrgyz Championships in Milan, at the 2010 The Kyrgyz No.1 competed in the fourth boxer and could not defend his title. Asian Games in Guangzhou and at the season of the World Series of Boxing From the Bangkok event he qualified 2011 AIBA World Boxing Championships (WSB) as member of the Ukraine Otamans for the Doha 2015 AIBA World Boxing in Baku but he was still too young to beat franchise and won three out of his four Championships but lost his opening bout the best boxers of the world in those main contests and lost to only Welshmen two- to Germany's Hamza Touba who used up competitions. time European Champion star Andrew his longer hands to keep the distance. In the AIBA Asian Olympic Qualifiers Selby. His record meant that he was No.4 Kyrgyzstan's No.1 prepared to 2016 he met with Kazakhstan’s strong favourite in the individual ranking of the Flyweight more actively and tried to do his very best Ilyas Suleimenov and their preliminary class (52 kg). at the Duisenkul Shopokov Tournament contest was one of the best in the whole Following his WSB duties Azat Usenaliev to show his technique to the local crowd. competition in Astana. The host nation's travelled to the Sidney Jackson Memorial Usenaliev defeated strong rivals with boxer was too tired in the final frame but Tournament to Tashkent as part of the superb performance but he delivered he could keep three points advantage Kyrgyz national team in mid May and his bets just in the finals against such as against Usenaliev who had to pass up a advanced to the final after beating big name Algeria's AIBA World Boxing ticket to the London 2012 Olympics but Uzbekistan's Shakhobiddin Zoirov in Championships silver and bronze medallist this loss was a good motivation for him in the semi-final once again. The most Mohamed Flissi in Bishkek. Usenaliev won the current Rio 2016 Olympic era. anticipated fight of the whole Sidney all of the rounds and can prepares to his Kyrgyzstan’s Azat Usenaliev was Jackson Memorial Tournament was realized next AIBA Asian & Oceanian Olympic medal contender before the 2013 between Usenaliev and Uzbekistan's Qualifying Event with positive attitude. 4 WWW.BOXINGASIA.ORG February, 2016 5 INDIA HAS DONE INCREDIBLE JOB WINNING ALL OF THE TEN GOLD MEDALS IN THE SOUTH ASIAN GAMES The boxing tournament of the South Asian Games finished with the women and men finals in Shillong, India where the host nation proved perfect performance winning all of the ten gold medals Women's India's ASBC Asian Women's Confederation give any chance also to Sri Lanka's Nilanthi in the front of the home crowd. The best Pakistanis and Sri Lankans claimed silver medals in the South Middleweight Boxing Championships silver medallist Pooja Andaraweera who replaced experienced class (75 kg): Rani was too strong for Pakistan's newcomer boxers in the national squad but her Asian Games. Women boxers could fight in the South Asian Games at the very first time in the history Sofiya Javed in the semi-final which contest performance was more than enough get of the multisport event. finished in the opening round. The 24- a silver medal in the South Asian Games in year-old Indian promising boxer did not Shillong. Women's India's five-times AIBA Women's World Gurung in the semi-finals. Mary Kom was Flyweight class Champion Chungneijang Mary Kom even more focused than in her previous Men's Light The top favourite of the lowest weight class needed to do his very best once again in (51 kg): Hmangte won the first historical women contests and stopped her experienced Flyweight class India's ASBC Asian Confederation Boxing the gold medal bout. The Indian boxer bout against in the South Asian Games Sri Lankan rival very quickly which meant (49 kg): Championships silver medallist 24-year- had another competitive rival, Pakistan's and had to meet with Sri Lanka's best besides to her plenty of titles she won the old Devendro Laishram Singh defeated Sri Mohibullah Bacha who surprised Singh with woman boxer veteran Anusha Dilrukshi first woman gold medal of the South Asian Lanka's Thiwanka Ranasinghe in a spectacular is great footwork but his efforts were not Kodituwakku who eliminated Nepal's Minu Games.