AUGUST, 2015 NEWSLETTER NEWS FROM ASBC TOGETHER WE ARE POWER CONTENT AIBA PRESIDENT DR. CHING-KUO WU SEES THE FUTURE POTENTIAL IN ASIA 4 MR. SERIK KONAKBAYEV – ASIA IS A GREAT MARKET IN BOXING 5 MR. YOUSUF ALI AL-KAZIM – WE HAVE GOT STRONG TEAMS IN ASIA 6 KAZAKHSTAN TOPPED THE TEAM RANKINGS IN BANGKOK 7 MEDALLISTS IN BANGKOK 10 MR. YUE YAN – WE ARE ON THE BEST WAY IN BOXING 12 MR. PICHAI CHUNHAVAJIRA – WE ARE BUILDING UP A NEW GENERATION IN BOXING 13 MR. ANAS AL OTAIBA – WE HAVE GOT QUALIFIED BOXERS 14 MR. BASHAR MUSTAFA OTHMAN – WE ARE FIGHTING FOR THE DEVELOPMENTS IN IRAQ 15 MR. ISSA AL-NASSAR FOCUSING TO BOXING IN SYRIA 16 MR. SISOUPHANH SENGSAVANH – LAOS IS A DEVELOPING BOXING NATION IN ASIA 17 MR. SHERZOD TASHMATOV IS PROUD OF UZBEKISTAN’S BOXING LIFE 18 MR. CHOIJILJAV DAMDINSUREN – MONGOLIA WILL HOST NEW EVENTS 19 SAMruk-eNERGY.KZ ASBC COACH COMMISSION MEETING 20 ASBC R&J MEETING IN BANGKOK 21 REN CANCAN RETURNED TO THE WORLD OF BOXING WITH GOLD MEDAL IN WULANCH 22 ATHLETE OF AUGUST – WUTTICHAI MASUK 25 UPCOMING EVENTS IN SEPTEMBER 26 August, 2015 3 TOGETHER WE ARE POWER MR. SERIK KONAKBAYEV – ASIA IS A GREAT MARKET IN BOXING The President of the Asian Boxing Confederation Mr. Serik Konak- bayev is also following the ASBC Asian Confederation Boxing Championships from the venue and after his negotiations with AIBA President Dr. Ching-Kuo Wu he answered our questions about the new directions of the ASBC. “We have got great plans in the Asian Boxing Confederation and we tried to raise the level of our cooperations, communications and several other areas as well. Our main directive is to be more professional in our ASBC work in comparison to the previous years and lead the continent’s boxing life into a new direction. More than 60% of the world’s population lives in Asia and we have to use better and show our potential in this strong boxing market. We are planning to launch new projects in the upcoming year but first of all we are focusing to the Rio 2016 Olympic Games which is the most important in our short term plans. Asia had 62 qualified athletes in London and we are hoping to improve this number in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Seven of our athletes have already qualified to Rio from the AIBA Pro Boxing and World Series of Boxing,” said Mr. Serik AIBA PRESIDENT Konakbayev who leads the Asian Boxing Confederation as former boxer and had got huge experiences in the business and political areas. DR. CHING-KUO WU We are planning to launch new SEES THE FUTURE POTENTIAL IN ASIA projects in the AIBA President Dr. Ching-Kuo “Asia has got great potential in boxing and I competes in our project while great news for upcoming year but Wu arrived to the venue of the know the improvement of the continent and Asia Uzbekistan joined to the World Series the role of their boxers in the world’s boxing of Boxing and their team will be there in first of all we are ASBC Asian Confederation Box- life. We have got strong and traditional the Season VI. We have to keep focusing to ing Championships therefore boxing nations in the continent, I would like involve more nations from Asia especially focusing to the we asked him to let us share his to mention at least Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, India and Thailand to the World Series of Rio 2016 Olympic thoughts about Asia’s boxing life China, Thailand, India and Mongolia. The Boxing which is our successful project. India environment is perfect in the Asian continent is a big market with a lot of boxers therefore Games which is and the developments of the therefore boxing could be even more our job has not been finalized yet in the the most important continent. popular in the upcoming years. continent,” said AIBA President Dr. Ching- Kazakhstan is our two-time Champion in Kuo Wu in the venue of the ASBC Asian in our short term the World Series of Boxing and China also Confederation Boxing Championships. plans. 4 WWW.AIBA.ORG August, 2015 5 TOGETHER WE ARE POWER MR. YOUSUF ALI AL-KAZIM – WE HAVE GOT STRONG TEAMS IN ASIA Mr. Yousuf Ali Al-Kazim is the Vice-President of the Asian Championships in Bangkok and among Boxing Confederation and also he is the President of them 66 will be qualified to the Doha 2015 the Qatar Boxing Federation who shared with us his AIBA World Boxing Championships in the upcoming days. thoughts about the current ASBC Asian Confederation I know the world’s boxing life is really Boxing Championships and also the upcoming AIBA strong but we will show the strength of World Boxing Championships which will be held in Doha. Asia in the Doha 2015 AIBA World Boxing Championships and also in the Rio 2016 “Asia has got great boxers, strong teams Olympic Games. We are looking forward and we are proud of our improvements in all of the participants in our big event at the Asian Boxing Confederation. Altogether the AIBA World Boxing Championships record number of 188 athletes is participating in Doha,” said Mr. Al-Kazim during Asia’s here in the ASBC Asian Confederation Boxing biggest ever boxing championships. KAZAKHSTAN TOPPED THE TEAM RANKINGS IN BANGKOK After the spectacular semi-finals the gold medal bouts were held at the ASBC Asian Confederation Boxing Championships in Bangkok, Thailand in the tenth and last competition day. Kazakhstan topped the medal standings winning five gold medals in Bangkok, Uzbekistan and host Thailand both secured two top positions while Mongolia also bagged a title in the ASBC Asian Confederation Boxing Cham- pionships. 6 WWW.AIBA.ORG August, 2015 7 TOGETHER WE ARE POWER Light Flyweight class Uzbekistan’s Hasanboy Dusmatov won all to reduce the fighting distance against his Welterweight class Kazakhstan’s current AIBA World Champion, and ASBC Asian Youth Champion Eumir (49 kg): of his WSB bouts this year and arrived to taller Filipino opponent in the opening round. (69 kg): ASBC Asian Champion and two-time Felix Marcial began the bout an aggressive the venue as favourite of the lowest weight The Uzbek boxer received a warning from Asian Games winner Daniyar Yeleussinov style to surprise the Central Asian star. Both class. He eliminated AIBA Team’s Laishram the Kazakh referee in the middle of the bout is not only the best boxer in Asia but the boxers are southpaw and has got the same Devendro Singh in the semi-finals and had and following that he raises his number of top one in the entire globe. The 24-year- virtuoso style. Yeleussinov was quicker to meet with Philippines’ Southeast Asian attacks. Dusmatov had clear punches in the old boxer had one warm moment in the in the second round and he dominated Games silver medallist Rogen Ladon who final round and deserved the gold medal semi-final against Mongolia’s London 2012 the middle part of the bout. Marcial tried was too strong for Mongolia’s Gankhuyag in the ASBC Asian Confederation Boxing Olympian Byamba Tuvshinbat but finally he to do his very bets in the final round Ganerdene in the last four. Dusmatov had Championships in Bangkok. could solve that issue. His final opponent but Yeleussinov won their contests by Philippines’ AIBA Junior World Champion unanimous decision. Flyweight class Kazakhstan’s Olzhas Sattibayev won the title Zoirov who had a bit easier road to the (52 kg): in the Season V at the World Series of Boxing finals. The Uzbek southpaw looked fresh Middleweight class Uzbekistan’s Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic World Champion Vikas Krishan Yadav in the and eliminated a host nation star Tanes than his Kazakh opponent in the opening (75 kg): Games winner and AIBA Youth World final. The Uzbek boxer had great punches Ongjunta, Turkmenistan’s Zarip Jumayev round but Sattibayev worked more from the Champion Bektemir Melikuziev eliminated in the second round while his Indian rival and Kyrgyzstan’s defending champion Azat second round and he was able to turn back his main rival Kazakhstan’s AIBA World could not reach Melikuziev. Vikas Krishan Usenaliev in the road to the finals. His final their final contest in Bangkok. The medals Champion Zhanibek Alimkhanuly in the received warning from the second round opponent was Uzbekistan’s Incheon 2014 was presented by ASBC President Mr. Serik quarter-finals and he was the favourite for and raised his level but the Uzbek boxer Asian Games silver medallist Shakhobiddin Konakbayev in the ceremony. the gold medal. He met with AIBA Team’s was too good for him in the day of the former Asian Games winner and AIBA Youth finals. Bantamweight class Thailand’s Chatchai Butdee was bronze Championships did not give any chance (56 kg): medallist in the last edition of the AIBA World to AIBA Team’s titleholder Shiva Thapa Light Heavyweight class Kazakhstan’s London 2012 Olympic Games Rasulov who was even more confident Boxing Championships in Almaty but the in the semi-final. The 20-year-old Uzbek (81 kg): silver medallist Adilbek Niyazymbetov than Korea’s Incheon 2014 Asian Games Southeast Asian athlete reached that result in focused to the attacks and he was really dominated all of his bouts and won the silver medallist and former ASBC Asian the Flyweight class (52 kg). Now he moved wild and confident in the opening round. gold medal in Bangkok without bout. His Continental Champion Kim Hyeong Kyu up one category and eliminated Kazakhstan’s Akhmadaliyev had great combinations in the final bout should have been Uzbekistan’s in the semi-final but due his cut eyes he Seed No.1 Kayrat Yeraliyev in the semi- second round while Butdee also had some two-time Asian Games winner Elshod could not box in the final.