DECEMBER, 2016 NEWSLETTER NEWS FROM ASBC CONTENT MR. SERIK KONAKBAYEV – THE ASBC SUPERB WOMEN BOUTS IN THE VIET- EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING 4 NAMESE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 22 WAS A GREAT SUCCESS AND WE ARE LOOKING FOR OUR MAIN EVENTS IN 2017 VETERANS SHINED AND DEFENDED THEIR TITLES IN THE SRI LANKAN 24 NATIONALS MR. SERIK KONAKBAYEV AND ASBC EC MEMBERS MET WITH HIS 5 NEW WINNERS IN THE HONG KONG EXCELLENCY SHEIKH NAHYAN BIN NATIONALS 26 MUBARAK AL NAHYAN IN ABU DHABI RECORD NUMBER OF WOMEN MR. SHERZOD TASHMATOV AND BOXERS COMPETED IN THE LAOS 28 MR. YUE YAN APPOINTED NEW ASBC 6 NATIONALS IN VIENTIANE VICE-PRESIDENTS IN ABU DHABI YANGON HOSTED THE MYANMAR BEST OF THE ASIANS 2016 - WINNERS 7 NATIONAL BOXING CHAMPIONSHIPS 30 THE ASIAN FRANCHISES ARE IN THE MANGYSTAU REGION WON THE GROUP C IN THE SEASON VII OF THE 10 KAZAKHSTAN FEDERATION NATIONAL 32 WORLD SERIES OF BOXING TEAM CUP RIO 2016 OLYMPIAN BAKHODIR NINE NEW WINNERS IN THE JALOLOV AND WSB STAR ELNUR 12 KYRGYZSTAN YOUTH NATIONAL 34 ABDURAIMOV SHINED IN THE UZBEK CHAMPIONSHIPS NATIONALS SAPARAMADU AND HANSIKA WINS IN TEN KAZAKH GOLD MEDALS IN THE THE 73RD LAYTON’S CUP IN COLOMBO 36 KAMIL SAFIN YOUTH TOURNAMENT 14 ELITE NATIONAL TEAM MEMBERS SIX MALAYSIAN GOLD MEDALS IN DOMINATED THEIR WEIGHT CLASSES 38 THE PENANG PESTA INTERNATIONAL 16 IN THE JORDAN YOUTH NATIONALS TOURNAMENT FUTURE FILIPINO STARS SHINED IN AIBA JUNIOR WORLD CHAMPION THE BATANG PINOY NATIONALS IN 40 NADEZHDA RYABETS WINS IN THE 18 TAGUM KHAYRUTDINOV TOURNAMENT HONG KONG CITY BOX CUP WILL BE RIO 2016 OLYMPIAN ARSLANBEK HELD IN JANUARY AS START OF 2017 42 ACHILOV WINS IN THE 20 TURKMENISTAN NATIONAL CUP UPCOMING EVENTS IN JANUARY 2017 44 December, 2016 3 TOGETHER WE ARE POWER MR. SERIK KONAKBAYEV – THE ASBC EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETING WAS A GREAT SUCCESS AND WE ARE LOOKING FOR OUR MAIN EVENTS IN 2017 MR. SERIK KONAKBAYEV The President of the Asian Boxing Confederation (ASBC) and Vice-President of the In- AND ASBC EC MEMBERS ternational Boxing Association (AIBA) Mr. Serik Konakbayev led MET WITH HIS EXCELLENCY SHEIKH NAHYAN the ASBC Executive Committee Meeting in Abu Dhabi where several decisions have been BIN MUBARAK AL NAHYAN IN ABU DHABI done by the active members and the 2017 ASBC Asian Competi- ASBC President and AIBA tion Calendar has also approved. Vice-President Mr. Serik Konakbayev and all Asian Following the ASBC Executive Boxing Confederation’s Committee Meeting it is cleared that the Executive Committee mem- Southeast Asian nations such as Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam will bers met with His Excellency be hosting the next year’s ASBC Asian Sheikh Nahyan Bin Mubarak Confederation Boxing Championships in Al Nahyan who is the Head different age groups and for both genders best ever performance but to keep that Championships, ASBC Asian Confederation in 2017. level and raise the number of the Asian Youth Boxing Championships, ASBC of the United Arab Emirates medals we have to work a lot until 2020. Asian Confederation Junior Boxing Ministry of Culture, Youth – Mr. Serik Konakbayev, what We will have an Asian Olympic Games in Championships and at the very first time and Social Development. was your opinion about the ASBC Tokyo and I believe our hard work will be ASBC Asian Confederation Schoolboys Executive Committee Meeting in Abu paid off in the boxing tournament in Japan. Boxing Championships. Prior his current position Dhabi? Are you satisfied with the he headed the Ministry of negotiations with the members? – What were the key decisions – Which ASBC members will Higher Education and Sci- – The ASBC Executive Committee in the ASBC Executive Committee be hosting these ASBC Asian Meeting was a great success in Abu Dhabi Meeting in Abu Dhabi which the Confederation Boxing Championships entific Research. and yes, I am satisfied with the discussions, members are approved? in 2017? negotiations and decisions. First of all I – We discussed about 19 different topics – The affiliated ASBC national would like to say a big thank you for our in the ASBC EC Meeting. The members federations were very active in the His Excellency Sheikh Nahyan Bin ASBC EC Members who all attended in the are approved our communication report, bidding process and currently we decided Mubarak Al Nahyan is member of important meeting which was a milestone competition report, financial report, four venues for our big events. Indonesia the Royal family in the United Arab for us in the beginning of the Tokyo 2020 budget, 2017 ASBC competition calendar will be the host of the ASBC Asian Emirates and he is one of the biggest Olympic era. We could all recognize it and the ASBC Championships for the next Confederation Boxing Championships for boxing supporter in the country. was a great success for the participants, year after our bidding processes. the men’s elite boxers in May. United Arab Emirates' another key and also for our kind hosts in the United Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City can person in boxing is Mr. Anas Al Arab Emirates. Our EC member in the – Could you please let me know organize the ASBC Asian Confederation Otaiba who is member of the Asian United Arab Emirates Mr. Anas Al Otaiba how many continental championships Women’s Boxing Championships in Boxing Confederation's Executive worked hard with their team to host the are you planning to host in Asia in October. We are planning to get top Committee. ASBC Executive Committee Meeting in the 2017? results in the Buenos Aires 2018 Youth The Asian Boxing Confederation highest possible level. – We will be in the first year of the new Olympic Games therefore our ASBC hosted its annual Executive Olympic era therefore we decided to give Asian Confederation Youth Boxing Committee Meeting in Abu Dhabi – What are the key directives of the the chance for all of the age groups to Championships will be very important in the United Arab Emirates on Asian Boxing Confederation in the compete in the continental level in 2017. Thailand in July and also the ASBC Saturday where new decisions have upcoming years? We will have ASBC Asian Confederation Asian Confederation Junior Boxing been done during the negotiations – Boxing is changing after the Rio 2016 Men’s Elite Boxing Championships, ASBC Championships in the Philippines in the and several future projects have been Olympic Games where we could reach our Asian Confederation Women’s Boxing beginning of August. approved. 4 WWW.ASBCNEWS.ORG December, 2016 5 TOGETHER WE ARE POWER BEST OF THE ASIANS 2016 – WINNERS MR. SHERZOD TASHMATOV The Best of the Asians 2016 project are finished and 14 winners have been named in 14 different cat- egories. The voting in the social media was a great success in the recent days, Asian Boxing Confed- eration received more than 1300 votes during the process which shows the great commitment of the AND MR. YUE YAN sport. The first Best of the Asian awards for the 2012 winners were presented during the 2013 ASBC Asian Confederation Youth Boxing Championships in Subic Bay. The Best Asian Man Elite Boxer is Kazakhstan’s Rio 2016 Olympic Games winner Daniyar Yeleussinov after the voting process. The Best Asian Woman Elite Boxers is China’s Yin Junhua who became the APPOINTED NEW ASBC most successful female athlete from our continent in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. VICE-PRESIDENTS IN ABU DHABI Best Asian Men's Elite Boxers in 2016 - Daniyar Yeleussinov, Kazakhstan, 69kg The Asian Boxing Confedera- the Asian Boxing Confederation Refereeing of the Indonesian Boxing Federation Mrs. Kazakhstan's Daniyar Yeleussinov was incredible once again in the whole year following his extra tion was held its annual Execu- & Judging Commission in the future. Mr. Selowati Hadi Soejono is well-known in the performance in the Rio 2016 Olympic cycle. Yeleussinov was named as AIBA Athlete of the Month in tive Committee Meeting in Abu Sherzod Tashmatov's main duty in the boxing world as Shelly Miranda who was 2013 and in 2014 therefore he was the main favourite of the welterweight (69kg) in the Rio 2016 Olympic Dhabi in the United Arab Emir- beginning of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic appointed as new Executive Committee Games. The 25-year-old boxer dominated the whole Olympic tournament, bagged gold for Kazakhstan era is to cooperate and coordinate with member in Abu Dhabi. The Executive continuing the country's amazing four-in-a-row Olympic winning series in the category. ates today where new decisions Asian Boxing Confederation's Medical Committee members of the Asian Boxing Voting: 1. Daniyar Yeleussinov KAZ 34%; 2. Hasanboy Dusmatov UZB 27%; 3. Vasiliy Levit KAZ 16.7% have been done during the Commission. Confederation approved the 2017 ASBC negotiations. Uzbekistan’s Mr. The most important part of the event, Competition Calendar. Sherzod Tashmatov and China’s the Meeting was held in the Holiday Inn The AIBA Extraordinary Executive Best Asian Women's Elite Boxers in 2016 - Yin Junhua, China, 60kg Mr. Yue Yan were appointed as Abu Dhabi Hotel from 10:00 today. ASBC Committee Meeting will be held in President and AIBA Vice-President Mr. Lausanne on December 19 and the new ASBC Vice-Presidents in Serik Konakbayev had an opening speech participants of the ASBC EC Meetings will China's Yin Junhua began boxing only in 2009 but since 2013 when she joined to the national elite team the EC Meeting in Abu Dhabi. in the first part of the EC Meeting and be flying from Abu Dhabi to take part in she won several big events. Following her gold medal in the Incheon 2014 Asian Games she was able to he also closed the negotiations in the those negotiations.