ASBC website: www.asbcnews.org ASBC Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ASBC.Boxing/ ASBC Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/asbc_official/ 2 LIST OF THE ARTICLES Mr. Anas Alotaiba attended in the AIBA Executive Committee Meeting in Istanbul AFBC President and AIBA Vice-President Mr. Mohamed Moustahsane was appointed as Technical Delegate of the ASBC Asian Confederation Boxing Championships ASBC Executive Director Mr. Ali Salameh had fruitful meetings with the Thai officials during his coordination visit before the ASBC Asian Confederation Boxing Championships The ASBC General Assembly will be held in Bangkok on April 17 Bangkok will be the host of the ASBC Asian Confederation Boxing Championships for the women and men elite boxers in April 16-27 ASBC Administrative Director Mr. Bassam Ghanem had negotiations on behalf of the ASBC President with the President of the Iranian Boxing Federation Mr. Hossein Souri at the Makran Cup Zulkaynarova, Raksat and Usenaliev were the heroes of the finals at the Duisenkul Shopokov Memorial Tournament AIBA 2-star Referee & Judge Course was held after the Arab Youth Boxing Championships in Cairo Iran claimed five gold medals in the Makran Box Cup in Chabahar where the Syrians exceeded the expectations Kazakhstan’s Serik Temirzhanov is the Best Boxer in the Bocskai Memorial Tournament Chinese Taipei's No.1 Tu Po Wei delivered strong performance in the Hong Kong City Box Cup India's Amit Panghal defended his title in the Strandja Memorial Tournament where six Asians won the gold medals Thirteen Asian medals in the annual Arab Youth Boxing Championships in Cairo 2 3 Bak Cho Rong and veteran Shim Hyun Young were the bests in the South Korean National Championships Asian Games quarter-finalist Sigyel Phub returned with gold medal in the Bhutan National Boxing Championships The international stars as Sabyrkhan, Zheksen, Ashirkhan, Zhakpekov and Togambay were the heroes of the Kazakhstan Youth National Championships Shukur Ovezov was the best in the Turkmenistan Youth National Championships which competition delivered plenty of surprises Teenage winners in the Uzbekistan Women’s National Championships showing their strong future in boxing Superb talents as Chanu, Komal, Vinit and Victor Singh won the Indian Junior National Championships Rahmani, Azizi, Nooristani, Noori and Sultani defended their titles in the Afghanistan National Championships Upcoming Events in March 2019 3 4 Mr. Anas Alotaiba attended in the AIBA Executive Committee Meeting in Istanbul The President of the Asian Boxing Confederation and AIBA Vice-President Mr. Anas Alotaiba attended in the AIBA Executive Committee Meeting which was held in Istanbul, Turkey at the weekend. AIBA Executive Director Mr. Tom Virgets appreciated the great efforts and the hard work of the Asian Boxing Confederation during the AIBA Executive Committee Meeting. ASBC President Mr. Anas Alotaiba and his special guest, a sport expert from the United Arab Emirates Dr. Abdullah Alshibani accompanied him to Istanbul beside ASBC Executive Director Mr. Ali Salameh, ASBC Competition Director Mr. Omar Aljabri, ASBC Administrative Director Mr. Bassam Ghanem and ASBC Finance Director Mr. Wail Elsadig. The ASBC team negotiated with the leaders of the boxing world in the Turkish capital to develop our sport in the Asian continent and prepare to the main goals in 2019. The Agenda of the AIBA Executive Committee Meeting contained several important topics including the relations with the International Olympic Committee, reviews of the different 4 5 areas, management reports and other key issues. Mr. Anas Alotaiba presented the ASBC Confederation Report during the AIBA Executive Committee Meeting. The membership issues, the progress reports of the upcoming AIBA competitions, the Athletes Commission election process, the new appointments, the AIBA Headquarters report, the sponsorship opportunities, the rule changes requests, and several other presentations were the further topics of the Executive Committee Meeting. The Asian continent's top boxers delivered sensational results in the AIBA events in 2018 which is the base for their road to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Asia claimed 80% of the gold medals in the AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships and our young hopes won several titles in the Buenos Aires 2018 Youth Olympic Games and also in the Budapest AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships. AFBC President and AIBA Vice-President Mr. Mohamed Moustahsane was appointed as Technical Delegate of the ASBC Asian Confederation Boxing Championships 5 6 The President of the African Boxing Confederation (AFBC) and AIBA Vice-President Mr. Mohamed Moustahsane of Morocco has appointed as Technical Delegate of the upcoming ASBC Asian Confederation Boxing Championships which will be the first elite continental event for both genders together. His appointment is a strong message to the Asian boxing family as his experiences and neutrality will be guaranteed the fair play at the ASBC Asian Confederation Boxing Championships in Bangkok, Thailand. Mr. Mohamed Moustahsane has been supporting the world's boxing life as official since many years and he was elected as President of the African Boxing Confederation in the AIBA Moscow Congress last November. He worked as Technical Delegate at the Budapest 2018 AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships and many other big events in the recent years. The registrations for the upcoming ASBC Asian Confederation Boxing Championships are open in the AIBA Database for all affiliated National Federations. Each Asian National Federation can register to the ASBC Asian Confederation Boxing Championships through on the AIBA Database until March 19. Before the start of the first competition day the ASBC General Assembly with elections of the ASBC Executive Committee will be held in Bangkok on April 17. The first competition day of the ASBC Asian Confederation Boxing Championships is April 18 while the finals are scheduled to take place on April 26. The ASBC Asian Confederation Boxing Championships will be held in 10 women and 10 men weight classes in Bangkok according to the current AIBA Technical Rules. Boxers who were born between 1979 and 2000 are eligible to attend in the ASBC Asian Confederation Boxing Championships. The competition will be held in the Huamark Indoor Stadium which has the capacity of 6,000 seats and it was the venue of the 2018 ASBC Asian Confederation Youth Boxing Championships. 6 7 ASBC Executive Director Mr. Ali Salameh had fruitful meetings with the Thai officials during his coordination visit before the ASBC Asian Confederation Boxing Championships The Executive Director of the Asian Boxing Confederation (ASBC) Mr. Ali Salameh and the Sports and Development Director of ASBC Mr. Omar Saleh Al-Jaberi officially visited the venue of the upcoming ASBC Asian Confederation Boxing Championships in Bangkok, Thailand. Their meetings and discussions with the local officials were the coordination visits before the start of the most important Asian boxing event in 2019. Mr. Ali Salameh had fruitful meetings with the General Secretary of the Thailand Boxing Association Mr. Chaiwat Chotima and with the International Director of the Thailand Boxing Association Mr. Kraitach Kaewkate in Bangkok in the recent two days. The official schedule of the ASBC Asian Confederation Boxing Championships, the ASBC Awarding Ceremony, the ASBC General Assembly and many other important topics have been fixed during the negotiations in Bangkok. The Asian Boxing Confederation's most important annual meeting the ASBC General Assembly will be held in Bangkok on April 17 just before the start of the ASBC Asian 7 8 Confederation Boxing Championships. The upcoming ASBC General Assembly will be a key milestone for our continent to develop the sport and increase the unity of the Asian National Federations to reach our common goals in 2019. The President of the African Boxing Confederation (AFBC) and AIBA Vice-President Mr. Mohamed Moustahsane of Morocco has appointed as Technical Delegate of the upcoming ASBC Asian Confederation Boxing Championships which will be the first elite continental event for both genders together. Following the ASBC General Assembly, the ASBC Award the ASBC Asian Confederation Boxing Championships for the women elite and men elite boxers will be held in Thailand's capital in Bangkok from April 18 until the 26th. Each National Federation has to register to the competition through on the AIBA Database until March 19. The ASBC Asian Confederation Boxing Championships will be held in 10 women and 10 men weight classes in Bangkok according to the current AIBA Technical Rules. Boxers who were born between 1979 and 2000 are eligible to attend in the ASBC Asian Confederation Boxing Championships. 8 9 The ASBC General Assembly will be held in Bangkok on April 17 The Asian Boxing Confederation's most important meeting the ASBC General Assembly will be held in Bangkok on April 17 just before the start of the ASBC Asian Confederation Boxing Championships. The upcoming ASBC General Assembly will be a key milestone for our continent to develop the sport and the unity of the Asian National Federations. During the ASBC General Assembly the new ASBC Executive Committee will be elected in Bangkok. The ASBC Executive Committee will consist of 15 persons: one President, four Vice-Presidents and ten EC members. All AIBA EC members elected by the AIBA Congress from ASBC National Federations shall become ASBC EC members automatically. The National Federations have the possibility to register their delegates and send back the application forms of the candidates until February 28. All documents, invitation handbook and entry forms have sent to all ASBC affiliated National Federations. The election of the ASBC Executive Committee will be conducted by secret ballot in Bangkok. Following the ASBC General Assembly the ASBC Asian Confederation Boxing Championships for the women elite and men elite boxers will be held in Thailand's capital in 9 10 Bangkok from April 18. Each National Federation has to register to the competition through on the AIBA Database until March 19.