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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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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

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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.

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.

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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

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Bangkok from April 18. Each National Federation has to register to the competition through on the AIBA Database until March 19.

Bangkok will be the host of the ASBC Asian Confederation Boxing Championships for the women and men elite boxers in April 16-27

The team delegations handbook of the ASBC Asian Confederation Boxing Championships has approved by ASBC President Mr. Anas Alotaiba and shared with all national federations. The ASBC Asian Confederation Boxing Championships for the women elite and men elite boxers will be held in Thailand's capital in Bangkok in April 16-27.

The registrations for the upcoming ASBC Asian Confederation Boxing Championships are open in the AIBA Database for all affiliated National Federations. Each National Federation has to register to the competition through on the AIBA Database until March 19.

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The Asian Boxing Confederation will be organizing five continental events in the current year setting up a new record. All of the age groups and both genders will have the possibility to show their talents and skills in the ring this year to raise the international experiences of our hopes and future stars.

The first continental event in 2019 will be the ASBC Asian Confederation Elite Boxing Championships in Bangkok, Thailand in two months. At the very first time in the history of the elite event both genders will be attending in the same time in Thailand's capital which is scheduled to take place in April 16-27.

The competition will be held in the Huamark Indoor Stadium which has the capacity of 6,000 seats. The official accommodation place for the team delegations will be the 4-stars Golden Tulip Sovereign Hotel which has the distance of 5.8km from the Huamark Indoor Stadium.

The first historical edition of the Asian Boxing Championships was held in Bangkok, Thailand in 1963. The metropolis also hosted the Asian continental event for the elite boxers in 1973, in 1985, in 1991, in 1992 and last time in 2015.

Bangkok has got strong experiences hosting highest level of international events the Thailand Boxing Association welcomed the boxers in the 2017 and in 2018 editions of the ASBC Asian Confederation Youth Boxing Championships. The last edition of ASBC Asian Confederation Elite Boxing Championships was held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan in 2017 but the competition will be returning to Bangkok after four years.

Weight classes of the ASBC Asian Confederation Boxing Championships

Women's: 48kg, 51kg, 54kg, 57kg, 60kg, 64kg, 69kg, 75kg, 81kg, +81kg

Men's: 49kg, 52kg, 56kg, 60kg, 64kg, 69kg, 75kg, 81kg, 91kg, +91kg

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Schedule of the ASBC Asian Confederation Boxing Championships

April 16 - Arrivals to Bangkok

April 17 - Sport Entries Check

April 18 - Technical Meeting

April 18 - Official Draw

April 19 - Opening Ceremony

April 19 - Day1 Preliminaries

April 20 - Day2 Preliminaries

April 21 - Day3 Preliminaries

April 22 - Day4 Quarter-finals

April 23 - Day5 Quarter-finals

April 24 - Rest Day

April 25 - Day6 Semi-finals

April 26 - Day7 Finals

April 27 - Departures of the delegations from Bangkok

Visa & Entry Requirements of the ASBC Asian Confederation Boxing Championships

LOC: Thailand Boxing Association

Mr. Kraitach Kaewkate (Kamp)

Email: [email protected]; [email protected]

Phone: +66 98 414 3105

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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

The Asian Boxing Confederation's Administrative Director Mr. Bassam Ghanem attended in the first edition of the Makran Box Cup which was held in the city of Chabahar in Iran. The young official represented the President of the Asian Boxing Confederation and AIBA Vice- President Mr. Anas Alotaiba in Chabahar.

ASBC official Mr. Bassam Ghanem had negotiations on behalf of President Mr. Anas Alotaiba with the President of the Iranian Boxing Federation Mr. Hossein Souri during the Makran Box Cup in Chabahar about the future programs and strategic plans. The next edition of the ASBC Asian Confederation Boxing Championships will be held in Bangkok this April which event is also important for Mr. Hossein Souri.

The President of the Iranian Boxing Federation Mr. Hossein Souri has got strong future plans in Iran to raise the level of the popularity of boxing to the similar level as wrestling which is their national sport. Their future plans contains to host more international events and to develop all aspects of the sport in the upcoming years.

The Iranian Boxing Federation hosted four national events for their elite, youth, junior and schoolboy boxers in the last two months of 2018 and decided to launch their new international competition the Makran Cup in Chabahar.

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The Makran Cup was the first international event in Iran since the 2010 ASBC Asian Confederation Youth Boxing Championships which was held in their capital city in Tehran. The Makran Box Cup was held for the men’s elite boxers and the event was one of the preparation tournaments for the upcoming 2019 ASBC Asian Confederation Boxing Championships.

The Iranian boxers attended in the traditional Bocskai Memorial Tournament in Debrecen, Hungary starting the year on February where their team claimed one silver medal. Following their participation in Hungary the Iranian team claimed five gold medals in the Makran Box Cup. Omid Ahmadisafa (52kg), the new teenage sensation Danial Shakhbakhsh (60kg), Moslem Maghsoudi (64kg), Sajjad Kazemzadeh (69kg) and Hossein Daneshvar (81kg) achieved their titles in Chabahar.

Zulkaynarova, Raksat and Usenaliev were the heroes of the finals at the Duisenkul Shopokov Memorial Tournament

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Following four competition days the finals of the 43rd edition of the Duisenkul Shopokov Memorial Tournament were held in Kyrgyzstan's capital city in Bishkek. Tajikistan's Shoira Zulkaynarova and Thailand's Chuthamat Raksat delivered sensational triumphs in the event where Azat Usenaliev of Kyrgyzstan performed as world class boxer.

Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Kazakhstan, Mongolia and Uzbekistan each won at least one title in the Duisenkul Shopokov Memorial Tournament which was much stronger in comparison to the recent editions.

Mr. Duisenkul Shopokov was the hero of the Soviet Union who died during the Great Patriotic War at the Battle of Moscow in December 1941. The tournament was named after him and the next competition will be the 43rd edition in Bishkek where several strong nations are taking part in Kyrgyzstan's capital.

Thailand's Chuthamat Raksat won the gold medal at the women's light flyweight (48kg) defeating an AIBA World Champion

Thailand's Chuthamat Raksat was bronze medallist at the Jeju 2014 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships at the age of 21 and since then she took several podium places but the Southeast Asian lady was not the favourite in the final of the light flyweight (48kg). She had to meet with Kazakhstan's two-time AIBA Women's World Champion Nazym Kyzaibay who eliminated Mongolia's ASBC Asian Confederation Boxing Championships bronze medallist Jargalan Ochirbat in the semi-final. Kyzaibay used her unpredictable movements but Raksat caught her star rival and her aggressive style delivered a gold medal for beating the main favourite of the category.

Thailand's second title was taken by Nilawan Techasuep at the women's featherweight (57kg) in Bishkek

Nilawan Techasuep joined to Thai national team only one year ago but she claimed bronze medal quickly at the Jakarta 2018 Asian Games. The tall Thai boxer had to face in the final of the women's featherweight (57kg) with Kazakhstan's Rano Parkhatova who eliminated another Thai star AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships silver medallist and Rio 2016 Olympian Peamwilai Laopeam in the semi-final. The 24-year-old Thai boxer was able

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Tajikistan claimed two gold medals in the Duisenkul Shopokov Memorial Tournament

Tajikistan sent a strong team to the Duisenkul Shopokov Memorial Tournament and among their top boxers two won the gold medals of their weight classes. Firstly AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships quarter-finalist Shoira Zulkaynarova proved that she is in top form at the female light welterweight (64kg). The 24-year-old Tajik woman boxer delivered a sensation when she defeated Thailand's Sudaporn Seesondee who claimed silver medal at the New Delhi 2018 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships. The second title for Tajikistan was achieved by 21-year-old Bakhodur Usmonov who defeated all of his star rivals at the men's light welterweight (63kg) in Bishkek which was another sensation.

Uzbekistan's teenage talent Shakhnoza Yunusova advanced to the final of the women's welterweight (69kg)

Uzbekistan's new female sensation Shakhnoza Yunusova was Youth National Champion in 2017 and she reached the elite squad quickly after her youth successes. Yunusova won her opening contest also in the New Delhi 2018 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships and the 19-year-old boxer continued her winning path in Bishkek as well. Yunusova eliminated Kazakhstan's Amina Amankul in the semi-final of the women's welterweight (69kg) which was her key contest in the whole event. Yunusova's last rival was another teenager Tajikistan's ASBC Asian Confederation Women's Youth Boxing Championships silver medallist Idimokh Kholova but the Uzbek boxer was able beat her neighbouring rival by unanimous decision.

Kyrgyzstan's Azat Usenaliev and his teammate Abdurakhman Abdurakhmanov won the gold medals for the host country in Bishkek

Kyrgyzstan's Amman 2013 ASBC Asian Champion Azat Usenaliev took bronze medal at the Jakarta 2018 Asian Games and he performed as a world class boxer once again in Bishkek. The 28-year-old Kyrgyz team captain eliminated Kazakhstan's Akniyet Baltabayev, Uzbekistan's ASBC Asian Youth Champion Samandar Kholmurodov and Thailand's National

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Championships silver medallist Natthapong Jarkaew during his road to the final of the men's flyweight (52kg). Usenaliev controlled his final against Russia's National Champion Vadim Kudryakov and won his next title at the Shopokov Memorial Tournament. Kyrgyzstan's second gold medal was taken by Asian Games competitor Abdurakhman Abdurakhmanov who defeated Thailand's three-time Olympian Saylom Ardee in the semi-finals of the welterweight (69kg). The 21-year-old Kyrgyz boxer continued his winning path against Russia's Khariton Agrba in the final winning his first title at the Shopokov Memorial Tournament.

Mongolia and Kazakhstan both earned one title in Bishkek

Mongolia's Munkhbat Myagmarjargal won her opening bout at the New Delhi 2018 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships and since that contest her confidence returned. The Mongolian middleweight (75kg) boxer felt the tempo against Uzbekistan's 19-year-old Mavluda Mavlonova and celebrated her title after the last gong. Kazakhstan sent young boxers to the Duisenkul Shopokov Memorial Tournament and among them Pavlodar 2016 ASBC Asian Youth Champion 20-year-old Aman Kazankapov won the title at the men's middleweight (75kg).

List of the winners in the Duisenkul Shopokov Memorial Tournament

Women's 48kg: Chuthamat Raksat, Thailand

Women's 57kg: Nilawan Techasuep, Thailand

Women's 64kg: Shoira Zulkaynarova, Tajikistan

Women's 69kg: Shakhnoza Yunusova, Uzbekistan

Women's 75kg: Munkhbat Myagmarjargal, Mongolia

Men's 52kg: Azat Usenaliev, Kyrgyzstan

Men's 57kg: Albert Batyrgaziyev, Russia

Men's 63kg: Bakhodur Usmonov, Tajikistan

Men's 69kg: Abdurakhman Abdurakhmanov, Kyrgyzstan

Men's 75kg: Aman Kazankapov, Kazakhstan

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Men's 81kg: Georgiy Kushitashvili, Russia

Men's 91kg: Muslim Gadzhimagomedov, Russia

Men's +91kg: Ivan Veryasov, Russia

AIBA 2-star Referee & Judge Course was held after the Arab Youth Boxing Championships in Cairo

The first AIBA 2-star Referee & Judge Course in 2019 was held in the historical city of Cairo in Egypt after the Arab Youth Boxing Championships. Seventeen participants attended in this important educational course from several countries and among them five Referees & Judges arrived from our Asian continent.

The five Asian participants arrived from four different Western Asian countries: Basel Al- Mashtari of United Arab Emirates, Mohammad Neamah Al-Saedi of Iraq, Mohammad Abu Rmilah of Palestine, Bahgat Ibrahim Al-Sayed of Yemen and Mohamed Al-Khoori of United Arab Emirates raised the level of their experiences in Cairo.

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Experienced officials such as Mr. Andrew Caulfield of Scotland and Mr. Mohamed Braham of Tunisia were the Instructors of the AIBA 2-star Referee & Judge Course in Cairo. The participants of the AIBA 2-star Referee & Judge Course had theoretical and practical lessons during the education.

There were AIBA 2-star Referee & Judge Courses in Ireland, in Indonesia, in Bulgaria and several other countries in 2018 and Cairo started the education courses in 2019. Asia will be hosting the several of the upcoming AIBA events and the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games therefore the education is one of the most important topics for the Asian Boxing Confederation (ASBC).

Current certified and active AIBA 1-star R&Js who certified for at least 12 months or current AIBA 2-star R&Js who are not active in the international level since 2012, were eligible to take part in the 2-star AIBA Refereeing & Judging Course in Egypt.

Before the AIBA 2-star Referee & Judge Course, the Arab Youth Boxing Championships was held in the Egyptian capital in Cairo which was a preparation event for the boxers before the main events such as the 2019 ASBC Asian Confederation Youth Boxing Championships. The Asian countries claimed one silver medal and twelve bronze medals in the new edition of the Arab Youth Boxing Championships.

Altogether 66 boxers from 12 countries competed in the Arab Youth Boxing Championships in Cairo. Egypt became the most successful country and topped the team rankings in the Arab Youth Boxing Championships ahead of Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia. Kuwait and Iraq sent maximum number of 10 boxers in the Arab Youth Boxing Championships but Palestine, Jordan, United Arab Emirates, Yemen and Qatar attended also among the Asian countries.

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Iran claimed five gold medals in the Makran Box Cup in Chabahar where the Syrians exceeded the expectations

The first edition of the Makran Box Cup was held in the city of Chabahar in Iran and the final day of the competition delivered similar strong level of world class boxing as it happened in the semi-finals. Iran claimed five gold medals in the Makran Box Cup but Syria is also shined with their three titles in Chabahar.

India's Deepak Singh (49kg), Iran's Omid Ahmadisafa (52kg), Kazakhstan's Nurbol Kalzhanov (56kg), the host nation's teenager Danial Shakhbakhsh (60kg), Iran's Moslem Maghsoudi (64kg), Syria's Ahmad Ghossoun (75kg) and Alaaldin Ghossoun (91kg) delivered the best performances during the Makran Box Cup. Next to the Asian countries Hungary also sent a delegation to the Makran Box Cup.

The Iranian Boxing Federation did not host any international events since the 2010 ASBC Asian Confederation Youth Boxing Championships and their new step to develop the sport in the country is a strong achievement of their management.

The competition was held for the men’s elite boxers and the event was one of the preparation tournaments for the upcoming ASBC Asian Confederation Boxing Championships and other

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India's Deepak Singh claimed the first gold medal in the Makran Box Cup

The Indian head coach Mr. Santiago Nieva took strong team to the Iranian international tournament and the delegation claimed one gold medal. India's Deepak Singh attended at the flyweight (52kg) in the recent international competitions but he decided to move down to the light flyweight (49kg) to get the chance to compete for his nation in the Makran Box Cup. Deepak Singh controlled the first round in the final against Iran's Jaafar Naseri and following his serious blows the referee stopped their unequal contest which meant India won the first historical gold medal of the Makran Box Cup.

Iran's first title was taken by Omid Ahmadisafa at the flyweight (52kg)

Iran's experienced Omid Ahmadisafa attended in the recent main ASBC competitions and won international tournaments in Mongolia, in Kazakhstan before getting silver in the Thailand Open International Boxing Tournament last July. The 27-year-old Iranian eliminated his teammate Mojtaba Zariean in the semi-finals of the flyweight (52kg) and had to face for the title with India's former AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships bronze medallist Lalitha Prasad Polipalli. Ahmadisafa used his longer reach and kept the safest fighting distance successfully in their final which delivered Iran's first success in the Makran Box Cup.

Kazakhstan's Nurbol Kalzhanov returned to Iran after nine years and won another title in his favourite country

Kazakhstan's WSB boxer Nurbol Kalzhanov earned gold medal at the 2010 ASBC Asian Confederation Youth Boxing Championships which was held in Iran's capital in Tehran. After nine years Kalzhanov returned to Iran and he won his next title in the country following his superb performance at the bantamweight (56kg). The 27-year-old Kazakh boxer had a competitive final rival Iran's experienced Sajjad Mohammadpour for the title. The Strandja

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Memorial Tournament silver medallist Iranian found his best fighting distance only in the last round therefore Kalzhanov's impressive attacks were enough to get the title.

Iran's teenage talent 19-year-old Danial Shakhbakhsh had a sensational wins at the lightweight (60kg)

Iran's Danial Shakhbakhsh advanced to the quarter-finals of the Bangkok 2018 ASBC Asian Confederation Youth Boxing Championships and he repeated that performance also in the Budapest 2018 AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships last August. The 19-year-old local talent just joined to the elite age group this January and he had an almost impossible mission in the final against India's Commonwealth Games silver medallist Manish Kaushik. The Iranian teenager had the brave attempt to beat his star rival and his stamina impressed the crowd and the judges in Chabahar. The final verdict was split decision in the favour of Danial Shakhbakhsh who delivered the main sensation of the Makran Box Cup and won his first ever elite international competition.

Iran's bests as Moslem Maghsoudi and Sajjad Kazemzadeh realized their golden chances in Chabahar

Iran's 23-year-old Moslem Maghsoudi is two-time National Champion but the Bocskai Memorial Tournament was his first elite international competition two and half weeks ago in Debrecen, Hungary. Maghsoudi robbed in that traditional competition and earned silver medal in Hungary which was a top sensation. The Iranian boxer continued his winning path in the Makran Box Cup where he defeated his compatriot Bagher Faraji win the final of the light welterweight (64kg). Iran's No.1 Tashkent 2017 ASBC Asian Confederation Boxing Championships bronze medallist Sajjad Kazemzadeh was too strong for India's Duryodhan Singh Negi at the welterweight (69kg) in Chabahar.

Syria won three gold medals in the Makran Box Cup

One of the best Western Asian boxing countries, Syria sent a powerful team to the Makran Box Cup and among them al of their three finalists won the titles in Chabahar. ASBC Asian

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Confederation Boxing Championships bronze medallist Ahmad Ghossoun eliminated Iran's star Seyed Shahin Mousavi in the semi-finals of the middleweight (75kg) and continued his winning path against Sina Safdarian. His elder brother Alaaldin Ghossoun had tough victories at the heavyweight (91kg) where he defeated Iran's Olympic Games quarter-finalist Ehsan Rouzbahani and India's WSB fighter Sanjeet. Syria's third gold medal was achieved by Mohamed Moulayes at the super heavyweight (+91kg).

List of the winners in the 1st Makran Box Cup in Chabahar

49kg: Deepak Singh, India

52kg: Omid Ahmadisafa, Iran

56kg: Nurbol Kalzhanov, Kazakhstan

60kg: Danial Shakhbakhsh, Iran

64kg: Moslem Maghsoudi, Iran

69kg: Sajjad Kazemzadeh, Iran

75kg: Ahmad Ghossoun, Syria

81kg: Hossein Daneshvar, Iran

91kg: Alaaldin Ghossoun, Syria

+91kg: Mohamed Moulayes, Syria

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Kazakhstan’s Serik Temirzhanov is the Best Boxer in the Bocskai Memorial Tournament

The finals were held in the 63rd edition of the Bocskai Memorial Tournament in Debrecen, Hungary where strong Asian teams attended in the competition. Chinese Taipei’s AIBA Women’s World Champion Chen Nien Chin, and Kazakhstan’s new sensations such as Saken Bibossynov, Serik Temirzhanov and Tursynbai Kulakhmet won the gold medals among the Asian boxers. The Best Boxer Trophy of the Bocskai Memorial Tournament was taken by Kazakhstan’s 20-year-old Serik Temirzhanov in Debrecen.

Chinese Taipei’s defending AIBA Women’s World Champion Chen Nien Chin arrived to the Bocskai Memorial Tournament from the Golden Girl Box Cup where she was the Best Boxer of the Event. The 21-year-old Chen dominated her semi-final against Hungary’s Vivien Budai and advanced to the final in Debrecen. Chinese Taipei’s welterweight (69kg) star had to meet for the gold medal of the Bocskai Memorial Tournament with her main rival Russia’s Rio 2016 Olympian Iaroslava Iakushina. Chen used her tricky style and launched shots from each attacking position in the first round and in spite of her difficulties in the second she controlled the third against such competitive rival as the Russian.

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Kazakhstan’s Saken Bibossynov is only 21 but he is already WSB Team Champion with the Astana Arlans Kazakhstan. The Kazakh southpaw used her longer reach in the first round against Ukraine’s Ihor Sopinskyi who was a surprise in the Bocskai Memorial Tournament. Bibossynov, who is fighting for a top place in the national team, was confident and found his best fighting distance in the second part of the bout which was enough strong performance to capture the gold medal of the men’s flyweight (52kg).

Kazakhstan next finalist in the Bocskai Memorial Tournament was Orazbek Assylkulov at the men’s bantamweight (56kg). The 20-year-old Kazakh southpaw talent, who claimed silver medal in the last edition of the National Championships, eliminated Jordan Rodriguez in the semi-final and he had to face with another boxer from France, Samuel Kistohurry in the final. Assylkulov produced strong performance in the second round but Kistohurry was slightly better than him which means the young Kazakh claimed silver in Debrecen.

Kazakhstan’s third finalist in the Bocskai Memorial Tournament was Pavlodar 2016 ASBC Asian Youth Champion Serik Temirzhanov at the lightweight (60kg). The Pavlodar-based talent, who trains with coach Azamat Makazhanov, eliminated England’s Callum Thompson in the semi-final and met with Thailand’s Asian Games bronze medallist Rujakran Juntrong in the final. The Kazakh boxer was a hard target for the Thai hope and controlled the first two rounds with his amazing footwork. Juntrong gave in everything in the final rounds but his efforts were not enough to turn back their contest in Debrecen.

Iran’s Moslem Maghsoudi is two-time National Champion in his homeland but the Bocskai Memorial Tournament is his first ever competition out of his country. The 23-year-old light welterweight (64kg) boxer defeated strong European rivals such as Hungary’s Hamburg 2017 AIBA World Boxing Championships competitor Richard Kovacs and Moldova’s Mihail Cvasiuc but he was defeated by Poland’s Mateusz Polski in the final.

Kazakhstan’s former Youth National Champion Tursynbai Kulakhmet won the title of the Strandja Memorial Tournament in 2017 already which is Europe’s most difficult competition. The 24-year-old boxer is a strong middleweight (75kg) hope who dominated his semi-final against Argentina’s Francisco Daniel Veron. The Kazakh boxer was a hard target for Poland’s Bartosz Golebiewski and dominated the opening minutes of their final. Kulakhmet was in different level than his European rival and claimed Kazakhstan’s next gold medal in the Bocskai Memorial Tournament.

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Chinese Taipei's No.1 Tu Po Wei delivered strong performance in the Hong Kong City Box Cup

An international competition, the fifth edition of the Hong Kong City Box Cup was held for the female and male boxers in Hong Kong. Chinese Taipei's Tu Po Wei is a medal favourite in the upcoming ASBC Asian Confederation Boxing Championships and he proved strong performance with his gold medal in the Hong Kong City Box Cup.

The competition is a relatively new event in the Asian boxing calendar but supports the region's athletes to meet each other. Hong Kong Boxing Association gave chance for the region's best boxers to raise their experiences in the competition. This event was hosting by the Hong Kong Boxing Association and it was held only the fifth time after launching the competition four years ago in 2015.

Host of the competition Hong Kong could not get any gold medals on home soil in 2016 but it was a good start for their hopes. Hong Kong's top athletes worked much better in 2017 and achieved two titles in the competition. In 2018 their boxers won two gold medals in the Hong Kong City Box Cup which they repeated in the new 5th edition as well in the novice level.

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The competition saw two novice finals first and Hong Kong's Taqdeer Singh claimed the gold medal at the light welterweight (64kg). Hong Kong was able to keep the gold medal at home in the second final when Chan Ka Wa had to face with Macau's Cheong Ka Chon at the welterweight (69kg).

China's Guangzhou team impressed in the women's part of the Hong Kong City Cup Box and their No.1 Pan Sumei was too strong for Singapore's Danisha Mathialagan at the flyweight (51kg). The second Chinese lady Zhao Tiantian controlled her bantamweight (54kg) final against Hong Kong's Chan Pui Sze and won the title of the international event.

Chinese Taipei's FISU University World Boxing Championships silver medallist Tu Po Wei was the biggest name in the Hong Kong City Box Cup. He claimed only silver in the last 2018 edition therefore he was hungry for a success in the final of the flyweight (52kg) which he solved against Hong Kong's Chan Wai Chun.

China's first male gold medal was achieved by Shao Zibin at the bantamweight (56kg) who worked well in the final against Singapore's Muhammad Hafiz Bin Ahmad. His teammate Gao Song had to face also with a young boxer from Singapore Velvan Tan Jun Jie in the final of the Hong Kong City Box Cup. The Chinese welterweight (69kg) boxer used up all of his experiences to beat the Singaporean teenager in the final.

Australia sent also a team to the 5th edition of the Hong Kong City Box Cup and two of their boxers achieved gold medals in the event. Zac Lovekin has got international experiences and he is well-known at the lightweight (60kg). His current skills were too strong for Singapore's Abdul Jalil Danial and their bout finished before the final gong. Australia's new middleweight (75kg) talent Benjamin Hussain was also better than China's Yao Jiangjiang which delivered another success for the Aussie team.

List of the winners in the Hong Kong City Box Cup

Novice 64kg: Taqdeer Singh, Hong Kong

Novice 69kg: Chan Ka Wa, Hong Kong

Women's 51kg: Pan Sumei, China

Women's 54kg: Zhao Tiantian, China

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Men's 52kg: Tu Po Wei, Chinese Taipei

Men's 56kg: Shao Zibin, China

Men's 60kg: Zac Thomas Lovekin, Australia

Men's 64kg: Pan Jinxiang, China

Men's 69kg: Gao Song, China

Men's 75kg: Benjamin Hussain, Australia

India's Amit Panghal defended his title in the Strandja Memorial Tournament where six Asians won the gold medals

Europe's biggest boxing event the Strandja Memorial Tournament finished with its finals in the Bulgarian capital in Sofia where 18 champions have been named in the last competition

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Altogether 16 women and 38 men boxers attended from our Asian continent in the 70th edition of the Strandja Memorial Tournament which saw athletes from all of the five continents. 22 strong Asians advanced to the semi-finals of the Strandja Memorial Tournament and among them 17 were finalists in Sofia.

China, India, Kazakhstan, Philippines, Chinese Taipei and Uzbekistan sent boxers to the 70th edition of the Strandja Memorial Tournament which was one of their preparation events before the ASBC Asian Confederation Boxing Championships. Altogether 37 nations attended in the Strandja Memorial Tournament which made the Bulgarian event one of the biggest ones in the whole world.

Philippines had three woman finalists and among them Josie Gabuco won the title of the light flyweight (48kg)

Philippines sent three women boxers to the Strandja Memorial Tournament and in spite of the fact the event is one of the strongest ones in the whole world, all of them are advanced to the finals. Their AIBA Women's World Champion Josie Gabuco, who eliminated Russia's current EUBC European Women's Champion Ekaterina Paltseva in the quarter-finals and Bulgaria's 2016 EUBC European Women's Champion Sevda Asenova, triumphed over India's Manju Rani in the final winning the gold medal in Sofia. Her teammates Irish Magno and Aira Villegas both claimed silver medals in the Strandja Memorial Tournament.

India's Amit Panghal defended his throne in Sofia

India's Jakarta 2018 Asian Games winner Amit Panghal impressed in the whole Strandja Memorial Tournament and his skills were enough to win the gold medal at the light flyweight (49kg) where he was too quick for Kazakhstan's Amman 2013 ASBC Asian Champion Temirtas Zhussupov. Amit's success meant the Indian boxer was the lone man athlete who could defend his throne in the strong Strandja Memorial Tournament.

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India claimed two gold medals in the women's finals

Nikhat Zareen is a former AIBA Women's Junior World Champion and she is trying to regain her place in the national team therefore her successes at the Strandja Memorial Tournament were important during her road to the main events in 2019. Zareen defeated a powerful European rival Poland's Sandra Drabik in the semi-final of the flyweight (51kg) and she was better also than Philippines' Irish Magno in the final. Following her success veteran Maisnam Meena Kumari Devi was slightly better than Philippines' Aira Villegas and won the title of the women's bantamweight (54kg).

Mirzakhalilov won the Uzbek battle in the final of the men's bantamweight (56kg)

Uzbekistan's Asian Games winner Mirazizbek Mirzakhalilov and his strong teammate Islamic Solidarity Games winner Abdulkhay Sharakhmatov advanced to the final of the bantamweight (56kg) in Sofia where their fight was one of the best ones in the whole program. The final verdict was split decision in the favour of Mirzakhalilov who has been preparing to the upcoming ASBC Asian Confederation Boxing Championships and his victory was revenge due his previous loss. Uzbekistan's second gold medal was claimed by Jakarta 2018 Asian Games winner Bobo-Usmon Baturov (69kg) who walked over to the title in Sofia.

Chinese Taipei's Chen Nien Chin secured silver medal in her third competition within three weeks

Chinese Taipei's AIBA Women's World Champion and Rio 2016 Olympian Chen Nien Chin arrived to a European tour three weeks ago and she won the Golden Girl Box Championships in Sweden first and the Bocskai Memorial Tournament in Hungary as second. The 21-year- old Chen was the main favourite of the women's welterweight (69kg) in the Strandja Memorial Tournament as well but she was not enough fresh in the final of the competition and lost to Russia's Elmira Azizova which was her eighth bout within three weeks against strong European rivals.

Kazakhstan claimed five silver medals in the Strandja Memorial Tournament

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Amman 2013 ASBC Asian Champion Temirtas Zhussupov (49kg), WSB Team Champion veteran Zakir Safiullin (60kg), 19-year-old Sanatali Toltayev (64kg), Youth Olympic Games winner Ablaikhan Zhussupov (69kg), Rio 2016 Olympic Games silver medallist Vassiliy Levit (91kg) all advanced to the finals of the Strandja Memorial Tournament in Sofia with top performance. All of the five Kazakh finalists achieved silver medals in the Bulgarian capital which was their preparation event before the ASBC Asian Confederation Boxing Championships.

Thirteen Asian medals in the annual Arab Youth Boxing Championships in Cairo

The Arab Youth Boxing Championships was held in the Egyptian capital in Cairo which was a preparation event for the boxers before the main events such as the 2019 ASBC Asian Confederation Youth Boxing Championships. The Asian countries claimed one silver medal and twelve bronze medals in the new edition of the Arab Youth Boxing Championships.

Jordan's Budapest 2018 AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships bronze medallist Bader Osman Samreen achieved title in the event in 2018 while Yemen's new sensation Sil Ghaleb Mohammad Al-Qarnas won the gold medal in the Arab Youth Boxing Championships two years ago in 2017.

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United Arab Emirates achieved one silver medal and one bronze medal in the Arab Youth Boxing Championships. Suad Abdelwahid Ismail advanced to the final of the super heavyweight (+91kg) where he lost to only Egypt's star Ahmed El-Sawy Awad. Their bronze medal took another international level boxer Saeed Juma Rashed Saeed at the welterweight (69kg) in Cairo.

Iraq returned to the Arab Youth Boxing Championships and their talented boxers achieved eight bronze medals. Among their 10 athletes eight advanced to the semi-finals in the competition which showed their strong potential for the future events. Hussein Adel Kazem (49kg), Hussen Abdel Hadey (56kg) and Segad Aly Saleh (69kg) were near to join to the finals of the event with their strong performances.

Kuwait also returned to the level of the event and two of their young talents as Khaled Fisel Al-Azmi (60kg) and Omar Mohamed Al-Khamsan (91kg) won bronze medals in Cairo. Palestine became the fourth Asian nation which earned medal in Cairo, their Youth National Champion Izzeddin Mohamed Khaled (75kg) won a bronze in the Egyptian capital.

Asian medallists in the Arab Youth Boxing Championships

+91kg - Suad Abdelwahid Ismail, United Arab Emirates - Silver medal

49kg - Hussein Adel Kazem, Iraq - Bronze medal

52kg - Okel Khaled Hashem, Iraq - Bronze medal

56kg - Hussen Abdel Hadey, Iraq - Bronze medal

60kg - Khaled Fisel Al-Azmi, Kuwait - Bronze medal

64kg - Alhassan Amer Mohamed, Iraq - Bronze medal

69kg - Saeed Juma Rashed Saeed, United Arab Emirates - Bronze medal

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69kg - Segad Aly Saleh, Iraq - Bronze medal

75kg - Izzeddin Mohamed Khaled, Palestine - Bronze medal

81kg - Abdul Wahab Ammar, Iraq - Bronze medal

91kg - Baqer Ameer Jasim, Iraq - Bronze medal

91kg - Omar Mohamed Al-Khamsan, Kuwait - Bronze medal

+91kg - Saif Al-Saedi, Iraq - Bronze medal

Bak Cho Rong and veteran Shim Hyun Young were the bests in the South Korean National Championships

The South Korean National Boxing Championships for the women and men athletes was held in the Cheongyang County Gymnasium. South Korea's experienced woman boxer Bak Cho Rong, Kim Won Ho and their veteran male athlete Shim Hyun Young were the bests in the South Korean National Championships.

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The event was the 72nd edition for the elite boxers and a selection competition for their next international competitions. South Korea won medals in all of the previous AIBA events in the recent two years including one gold medal in Guwahati where Im Ae Ji crowned at the women's youth lightweight (60kg) more than year ago. The country is in rising stage once again and the South Koreans are ready to win medals also in 2019.

Bak Cho Rong attended in the recent three editions of the AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships at the light flyweight (48kg) but the 24-year-old boxer moved up to the Olympic flyweight (51kg) in their National Championships. Bak was too strong for Kim Min Jeong in the final and celebrated her next national title in South Korea.

A 23-year-old boxer, Ko Hyeon Young, who represented South Korea in several international competitions and following that she moved up to the lightweight (60kg), impressed against Kwon Su Jin in the final. The third women's final was won by Kwon Hee Jin who celebrated her gold medal at the middleweight (75kg).

A 20-year-old young talent Kwak Beom Seo became the first male boxer who won a title at the 72nd edition of the South Korean National Championships in their traditionally strong light flyweight (49kg). Another 20-year-old hope Yoon Ju Seong advanced to the final of the men's flyweight (52kg) at the very first time and defeated Kang Dong Hun in the absence of their No.1 Kim In Kyu.

Kim Won Ho started his career in the national team at the light flyweight (49kg) and moved up to the bantamweight (56kg) in the recent months. Kim, who attended in AIBA and ASBC events during his career, was too smart for Park Seung Ri in their final. Lee Jin Seok claimed bronze medal in the last edition of the National Elite Championships which he changed into gold this time following his success over Kim Doo Rae who celebrated his next silver medal in South Korea.

The light welterweight (64kg) gold medal was taken by a National Champion boxer, Kang Hyun Bin vs. ASBC Asian Confederation Boxing Championships bronze medallist Han Young Hoon who moved up two weight classes

South Korea's veteran boxer Shim Hyun Young joined to the national team still in 2009 and claimed medals in several international events. The World Military Games silver medallist Shim returned to our sport in 2017 and defeated Kim Chang Yeop in the final of the welterweight (69kg) using his strong tactical skills.

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Park Jin Hoon had successful junior career but as an elite boxer this new national title is his highlight which he earned in the final of the middleweight (75kg) where he was too strong for Jeong Ju Hong. Hong In Ki earned silver medal in the last edition but moved up to the light heavyweight (81kg) to get a national title. Hong has got international experiences as well and those contests paid off when he met with Kil Yeong Jin in the final.

The heavyweight (91kg) gold medal was captured by 25-year-old Lee Dong Yoon who was slightly better in the final than a younger opponent Jeong Tae Wook. Jeong Ui Chan started his boxing career as an adult but the 33-year-old boxer proved his power in the final of the super heavyweight (+91kg) which he won against Lee Kye Hyeon.

List of the winners in the South Korean National Championships

Women's 51kg: Bak Cho Rong, 1994

Women's 60kg: Ko Hyeon Young, 1995

Women's 75kg: Kwon Hee Jin, 1991

Men's 49kg: Kwak Beom Seo, 1998

Men's 52kg: Yoon Ju Seong, 1998

Men's 56kg: Kim Won Ho, 1997

Men's 60kg: Lee Jin Seok, 1997

Men's 64kg: Kang Hyun Bin, 1995

Men's 69kg: Shim Hyun Young, 1989

Men's 75kg: Park Jin Hoon, 1996

Men's 81kg: Hong In Ki, 1995

Men's 91kg: Lee Dong Yoon, 1993

Men's +91kg: Jeong Ui Chan, 1985

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Asian Games quarter-finalist Sigyel Phub returned with gold medal in the Bhutan National Boxing Championships

The Bhutan National Boxing Championships was an eight-day long competition in their capital city in Thimphu where experienced boxers won the titles in the elite level. Their former national team member and boxing coach Asian Games quarter-finalist Sigyel Phub returned to the ring and won the title of the welterweight (69kg).

Bhutan launched women’s boxing in 2016 and their first hope Tandin Lhamo attended already in the 2017 international competitions. Nepal will be hosting the next edition of the South Asian Games and Bhutan is planning to get medals on this competition. Their national team will be there also in the upcoming ASBC Asian Confederation Boxing Championships in Bangkok, Thailand this April.

The Bhutan National Boxing Championships was a selection competition for the elite boxers before the main goals of 2019. The sub-junior female and male boxers also could box in the Bhutan National Boxing Championships in Thimphu where their 12-year-old or younger talents fought for the titles.

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The sub-junior girls fought for the national titles at the very first time in the history of the Bhutan National Boxing Championships. The opening final was won by 11-year-old Tandin Wangmo at the 27kg weight class following her success over Kinzang Dechen. Thukten Dema is only 10 but she impressed with her attacking style and defeated Tenzin Choden in the next final. Tshewang Cheki (36kg), Chimi Wangmo (39kg), Nima Wangmo (41kg) and Sonam Lhamo (43kg) also won their weight classes in Thimphu.

The first elite in the Bhutan National Boxing Championships was won by 26-year-old Nima Tshering who defeated Tempa Tshering at the light flyweight (49kg). Kinley Gyeltshen is a veteran boxer who attended in his first international event in the last decade but he was still enough strong to win the title of the flyweight (52kg) following his success over Dawa Tashi.

Following titleholder Phurpa's clear success over Karma Yoezer at the bantamweight (56kg), Pema Dorji impressed in the final of the lightweight (60kg) where he was well-prepared to beat a young hope Tandin Wangchuk. The gold medal of the light welterweight (64kg) was captured by Nima who defeated Ugyen Wangdi in the fifth male elite final of the Bhutan National Boxing Championships.

Sigyel Phub was one of the main sensations in the Guangzhou 2010 Asian Games where he defeated the top Kazakh boxer and advanced to the quarter-finals. Sigyel Phub worked as a coach with the national team in the recent years but he decided to return and won the title of the men's elite welterweight (69kg) in the Nationals.

Tshering Wangchuk has got strong international experiences therefore his gold medal at the middleweight (75kg) was not a surprise in Thimphu. Kinzang Wangdi not only won the last title in Thimphu, the light heavyweight (81kg) but he was named as the Best Elite Boxer of the National Championships.

List of the winners in the Bhutan National Boxing Championships

Sub-junior girls 27kg: Tandin Wangmo

Sub-junior girls 30kg: Thukten Dema

Sub-junior girls 36kg: Tshewang Cheki

Sub-junior girls 39kg: Chimi Wangmo

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Sub-junior girls 41kg: Nima Wangmo

Sub-junior girls 43kg: Sonam Lhamo

Sub-junior boys 27kg: Karma Tsheltrim

Sub-junior boys 30kg: Yeshi Wangchuk

Sub-junior boys 33kg: Kinley Phuntsho

Sub-junior boys 36kg: Sonam Yoezer

Sub-junior boys 39kg: Dechen Dorji

Sub-junior boys 41kg: Tenzin Norbu

Sub-junior boys 43kg: Tshering Nidup

Men’s 49kg: Nima Tshering

Men’s 52kg: Kinley Gyeltshen

Men’s 56kg: Phurpa

Men’s 60kg: Pema Dorji

Men’s 64kg: Nima

Men’s 69kg: Sigyel Phub

Men’s 75kg: Tshering Wangchuk

Men’s 81kg: Kinzang Wangdi

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The international stars as Sabyrkhan, Zheksen, Ashirkhan, Zhakpekov and Togambay were the heroes of the Kazakhstan Youth National Championships

Following the Kazakhstan Women's Youth & Junior National Championships Kazakhstan Boxing Federation hosted their Youth National Championships for the male boxers in the city of Shymkent. Kazakhstan's stars, their winners in top international events as Makhmud Sabyrkhan, Biybars Zheksen, Aitzhan Ashirkhan, Yerassyl Zhakpekov, Yevgeniy Prikhodko and Sagyndyk Togambay won their weight classes in Shymkent.

Shymkent, which is located in the South part of Kazakhstan, organized the 2013 ASBC Asian Confederation Junior Boxing Championships where the 10-must scoring system has been introduced. Boxers who were born in 2001 and in 2002 were eligible to attend in the Kazakhstan Youth National Championships.

Host Shymkent topped the team rankings in the event ahead of the squads of Taraz, Karagandy, Astana and Almaty Region which were there in the Top 5 of the competition. Fifteen teams claimed at least one bronze medal in the Kazakhstan Youth National Championships in Shymkent.

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The first gold medal of the event was taken by Yerbolat Sabyr who was slightly better than Abzal Amangeldi in the final of the pinweight (46kg). Pavlodar's Zhetysu Youth Cup winner Bekzat Amangeldinov was quarter-finalist in the last edition of the Kazakhstan Youth National Championships in 2018 which he changed into gold following his success over Astana's one year younger Mukhammedsabyr Bazarbayuli.

Shymkent's ASBC Asian Champion and AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships bronze medallist Makhmud Sabyrkhan moved up to the flyweight (52kg) and won his next title against powerful opponents. The 17-year-old Sabyrkhan defeated Karagandy's Budapest 2018 AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships competitor Karim Serkebayev and Karagandy's Talgat Syrymbetov during his road to the gold medal of the flyweight (52kg).

Taraz's best boxer ASBC Asian Junior Champion Biybars Zheksen had five contests in the Kazakhstan Youth National Championships at the bantamweight (56kg). Zheksen dominated his national level fights in the recent years and Askhat Tastanbek was also unable to stop him in Shymkent. Almaty's Junior National Champion Yerassyl Tankay was unable to get any medal in Shymkent which was a surprise.

Almaty's Aitzhan Ashirkhan claimed gold medal at the Puerto Princesa 2017 ASBC Asian Confederation Junior Boxing Championships which was his career highlight. Ashirkhan reached strong youth results already in 2018 but he had to do his very best to beat Taraz's Zhetysu Youth Cup winner Zhanserik Duysenbek in the final of the lightweight (60kg).

Almaty region's Darkhan Duisebay claimed the next gold medal of the event following his success over Taraz's Junior National Champion 16-year-old Dias Molzhigitov. Shymkent's Margulan Aidaruly claimed bronze medal at the 2018 Zhetysu Youth Cup which he changed into gold after beating Junior National Champion Ilya Kiselev at the welterweight (69kg). The bronze medals were taken by experienced Azamat Bektas and Madi Altynbayev.

Yermakhan's younger brother ASBC Asian Junior Champion Yerassyl Zhakpekov won several international events in the recent two years and arrived to Shymkent as the main favourite of the middleweight (75kg). The 16-year-old star stopped his opponents during his road to the finals where he had a closer bout against Mangystau region's defending Youth National Champion Nuras Zhenis.

Karagandy's Junior National Champion Yevgeniy Prikhodko was one of the best Asian junior boxers in 2018 and joined to the youth level this January. The 16-year-old boxer impressed

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Astana's Sagyndyk Togambay was gold medallist at the Puerto Princesa 2017 ASBC Asian Confederation Junior Boxing Championships and he won the title of the Bangkok 2018 ASBC Asian Confederation Youth Boxing Championships as well. Kazakhstan's super strong Togambay, who claimed a valuable silver medal at the Budapest 2018 AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships, was too tough for Karagandy's Zhetysu Youth Cup winner Nurmukhamed Yusupov in the final of the heavyweight (91kg).

Atyrau's Amanat Sabyrgali claimed gold medal at the 2018 Kazakhstan Junior National Championships and joined to the youth age group two months ago. The younger hope stopped Aktau's Nauryzov in the semi-finals and Taraz's Youth National Champion Akhmetzhanov in the final of the super heavyweight (+91kg).

List of the winners in the Kazakhstan Youth National Championships

46kg: Yerbolat Sabyr, 2002

49kg: Bekzat Amangeldinov, 2001

52kg: Makhmud Sabyrkhan, 2001

56kg: Biybars Zheksen, 2001

60kg: Aitzhan Ashirkhan, 2001

64kg: Darkhan Duisebay, 2001

69kg: Margulan Aidaruly, 2001

75kg: Yerassyl Zhakpekov, 2002

81kg: Yevgeniy Prikhodko, 2002

91kg: Sagyndyk Togambay, 2001

+91kg: Amanat Sabyrgali, 2002

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Shukur Ovezov was the best in the Turkmenistan Youth National Championships which competition delivered plenty of surprises

Turkmenistan Boxing Federation hosted their first competition in 2019 the Youth National Championships in the recent days. The national event delivered full of surprises in Ashgabat where Yunus Shamsiyev, Eziz Muhammetmyradov, their No.1 Shukur Ovezov, Amanmyrat Baygeldiyev and Azat Jumayev were the bests.

Boxers who were born in 2001 and in 2002 were eligible to attend in the Turkmenistan Youth National Championships where 10 new winners have been crowned. Turkmenistan will be sending their best youth boxers to the upcoming international events including the 2019 ASBC Asian Confederation Youth Boxing Championships.

Ashgabat's Parahat Hummedov was only quarter-finalist in the 2017 Turkmenistan Junior National Championships and claimed bronze in the last edition of the Youth Nationals in 2018 but this time he impressed the crowd. The 17-year-old boxer had a tough semi-final against Vahid Rozmetov but following that success he was able to beat also Annageldi Bayrammammedov in the final of the light flyweight (49kg).

Dashoguz's first gold medal in the Youth National Championships was delivered by last year's Junior National Champion Shyhmyrat Romonov who had his key bout in the quarter-final

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Ashgabat's Yunus Shamsiyev was the main favourite of the bantamweight (56kg) but he had to do his very best to get the title. Shamsiyev was slightly better than Kadyrjan Jorayev in the quarter-finals and he had to meet with his main rival Lebap's Meylis Hamrayev in the semi- finals. Shamsiyev won their bout by split decision and walked over to the gold medal following his opponent Jorakuly Dovletov was unable to box against him.

Ashgabat's Atajan Hudayberdiyev arrived to the Youth National Championships as the main favourite for the gold medal of the lightweight (60kg) but he suffered an unexpected loss in the semi-final to Dashoguz's Umar Rozmetov. Ashgabat's Junior National Championships bronze medallist 16-year-old Eziz Muhammetmyradov eliminated Islam Gurbanov in the second semi-final and defeated also Umar Rozmetov in the final.

Shukur Ovezov is the most experienced youth boxer in the current age group in Turkmenistan who achieved his first national title as schoolboy in 2014. The 17-year-old boxer attended in the Children of Asia Games, at the Agalarov Youth Cup and at the Aitenov Brothers Youth Tournament therefore his international experiences was too strong for Shukurmyrat Gurbanov and Geldymyrat Baygeldiyev in the final stages.

Ashgabat's Amanmyrat Baygeldiyev caused several surprises in the Youth National Championships where he won the title of the welterweight (69kg). He defeated Junior National Champion Dayanch Orazmedov in the semi-final and stopped two-time Junior National Champion 16-year-old Rahmetjan Japparov in the gold medal bout.

Lebap's Azat Jumayev won two national titles in the junior level but he was not the main favourite at the middleweight (75kg). He eliminated Balkan's Muhammet Abdullayev in the semi-final and Ashgabat's top favourite defending Youth National Champion Ezizmuhammet Pazzyyev in the final. Both finalists were Junior National Champions in 2017 but this time the younger Jumayev was able to win their key contest by split decision.

Mashat Mashatov claimed silver medal in the last edition of the Turkmenistan Youth National Championships in 2018 which he changed gold at the light heavyweight (81kg). The 17-year- old boxer had a tough semi-final against Atamyrat Babakulov but he proved better performance against Nurmuhammet Myratgulyyev in the final.

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Lebap's Junior National Champion and last year's silver medallist from the Youth National Championships Bayram Begmyradov eliminated Dashoguz's Junior National Champion Yahyabek Usmanov in a hectic semi-final and won the gold of the heavyweight (91kg) against Myrat Tachmyradov. The last title of the event was taken by Ramazan Hydyrov who was slightly better than Junior National Champion Ayaz Chopanov in the final of the super heavyweight (+91kg).

List of the winners in the Turkmenistan Youth National Championships

49kg: Parahat Hummedov, 2001

52kg: Shyhmyrat Romonov, 2002

56kg: Yunus Shamsiyev, 2001

60kg: Eziz Muhammetmyradov, 2002

64kg: Shukur Ovezov, 2001

69kg: Amanmyrat Baygeldiyev, 2001

75kg: Azat Jumayev, 2002

81kg: Mashat Mashatov, 2001

91kg: Bayram Begmyradov, 2001

+91kg: Ramazan Hydyrov, 2001

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Teenage winners in the Uzbekistan Women’s National Championships showing their strong future in boxing

The Uzbekistan Boxing Federation hosted its next national event the Women's Elite and Youth National Championships in the city of Dzhizak. Rio 2016 Olympian Yodgoroy Mirzaeva won her weight class and several young talents shined in the National Championships such as Gulasal Sultanaliyeva, Sitora Shagdarova, Shakhnoza Yunusova and Mavluda Mavlonova.

Dzhizak hosted the competition which is one of the capital cities of women's boxing in Uzbekistan. The boxers who were born in 2001 and in 2002 were eligible to compete in the youth level and the competition was one of their first selections to the 2019 ASBC Asian Confederation Women's Youth Boxing Championships.

The first gold medal of the whole national event was delivered by Bukhara's Junior National Champion Marzhona Savriyeva at the women's youth light flyweight (48kg) who defeated Gozzal Kadyrova in the final. Ferghana's Saidiniso Mukhammadaliyeva was also Junior National Champion in 2018 and she started her youth career with a gold medal at the flyweight (51kg) in Dzhizak where she was too strong for Andizhan's Shakhriniso Khusanboyeva.

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Sitora Turdibekova was Junior National Champion in 2018 but she had to meet with ASBC Asian Confederation Women's Youth Boxing Championships quarter-finalist Nasiba Khairullayeva in the final of the youth featherweight (57kg). In spite of Turdibekova's less chances she won their top level final by split decision in Dzhizak. Bukhara's Ziyoda Yarashova achieved bronze in the 2018 edition which she changed into gold at the youth lightweight (60kg) in Dzhizak.

Khadijabonu Abdullayeva won international tournaments in Kazakhstan and she proved her powerful skills at the youth welterweight (69kg) in Dzhizak. Samarkand's Navbakhor Khamidova was titleholder in the youth middleweight (75kg) therefore she dominated all of her fights including her final against Sokhiba Ruzmetova in Dzhizak. Navoy's Dildora Saidullayeva moved down to the light heavyweight (81kg) but she captured her second Youth National title in the event.

The first gold medal in the elite level was taken by Namangan's AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships competitor Gulasal Sultanaliyeva who defeated Fotimakhon Tursunboyeva in the final of the light flyweight (48kg). Sitora Shagdarova was bronze medallist at the 2018 Youth National Championships but in her first ever elite competition the 18-year-old talent won the gold medal following her success over Olmos Tukhtasinova.

Dzhizak's Azizabonu Mamirova attended already in the Albena 2013 AIBA Women's Junior World Boxing Championships and following her hard work she defeated Bukhara's Farangiz Khoshimova in the final of the bantamweight (54kg). Ferghana's Khursandoy Kholmatova won the next category the featherweight (57kg) where she walked over to the title following her top rival Aziza Yokubova was unable to box against her in the final.

Tashkent's Yodgoroy Mirzaeva was Uzbekistan's first Olympian female boxer and following two bronze medals at the ASBC Asian Confederation Women's Boxing Championships she returned to the lightweight (60kg). The 23-year-old boxer spent less than three minutes in the ring when she stopped Gulim Urazimbetova in the final.

Dzhizak's second elite title was achieved by 21-year-old Maftunakhon Melieva who was slightly better than Bukhara's Youth National Champion teenage talent Makhliyo Rakhimova. Namangan's Shakhnoza Yunusova joined to the elite level only in 2018 but she won contest also in the New Delhi AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships last November. The 19- year-old boxer was too smart for Ferghana's Khayotjon Zharmatova in the final.

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Kashkadarya's Mavluda Mavlonova was born in 1999 as Shakhnoza Yunusova but she had more than enough experiences to stop Navoy's Dildora Jurayeva in the final of the middleweight (75kg). The last two titles of the Uzbekistan Women's National Championships were achieved by Dzhizak's strong favourite Ezozakhon Melieva (81kg) and Ferghana's Mokhira Abdullayeva (+81kg).

List of the winners in the Uzbekistan’s Women’s Elite & Youth National Championships

Women’s Youth 48kg: Marzhona Savriyeva

Women’s Youth 51kg: Saidiniso Mukhammadaliyeva

Women’s Youth 54kg: Karomatkhon Yusufova

Women's Youth 57kg: Sitora Turdibekova

Women's Youth 60kg: Ziyoda Yarashova

Women's Youth 64kg: Mukhinabonu Abdullayeva

Women's Youth 69kg: Khadijabonu Abdullayeva

Women's Youth 75kg: Navbakhor Khamidova

Women's Youth 81kg: Dildora Saidullayeva

Women's Youth +81kg: Nilufar Usmonova

Women's Elite 48kg: Gulasal Sultanaliyeva

Women's Elite 51kg: Sitora Shagdarova

Women's Elite 54kg: Azizabonu Mamirova

Women's Elite 57kg: Khursandoy Kholmatova

Women's Elite 60kg: Yodgoroy Mirzaeva

Women's Elite 64kg: Maftunakhon Melieva

Women's Elite 69kg: Shakhnoza Yunusova

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Women's Elite 75kg: Mavluda Mavlonova

Women's Elite 81kg: Ezozakhon Melieva

Women's Elite +81kg: Mokhira Abdullayeva

Superb talents as Chanu, Komal, Vinit and Victor Singh won the Indian Junior National Championships

The Indian Junior National Championships was held for their female and male talents in the Punjab region of the country. Hundreds of young Indian talents attended in the Junior National Championships in Punjab where their top international level boxers Ekta Saroj, Naorem Babyrojisana Chanu, Komal, Vinit Dahiya, Victor Shaikhom Singh and A. Naoba Singh were impressed the local crowd with their well-experienced level of boxing.

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Punjab's city Mohali was the host of the Indian Junior National Championships where seven competition days were held during the competition. The following weight classes were scheduled in the women’s and men’s junior parts of the Indian Junior National Championships in Punjab: 46kg, 48kg, 50kg, 52kg, 54kg, 57kg, 60kg, 63kg, 66kg, 70kg, 75kg, 80kg and +80kg.

Haryana's Rajni claimed the gold medal in the Junior Nations Cup in Vrbas, Serbia last August therefore her success over Ragini Upadhyay was an expected result in the final of the girls pinweight (46kg). Punjab's Ekta Saroj is another super talented female boxer in India who impressed in the final of the light flyweight (48kg) and controlled her fight over Aayushi Awasti from the opening seconds.

Karnataka's Anju Devi was too strong for Punjab's Komal in the final of the girls flyweight (50kg) and claimed her next national gold. Naorem Babyrojisana Chanu arrived to the Indian Junior National Championships as a top favourite following her strong performances in the international stage but she had to do her very best against Punjab's Sandeep Kaur in the final of the light bantamweight (52kg).

Following Poonam's deserved success at the bantamweight (54kg) another strong international boxer Huidrom Ambeshori Devi won the title of the featherweight (57kg) after beating Rajasthan's Arshi Khanam in the final. Haryana's Yashi Sharma defeated Goa's Aashreya Naik closely in the final of the women's junior lightweight (60kg) which was a hectic contest in the event.

Mitika Sanjay Gunele won all of the rounds in each scorecard against Kerala's Alisha M. Sunny and secured her next national title. The biggest sensation in the women’s junior tournament was delivered by Haryana's Raj Shiba who defeated Rajasthan's Best Asian Women's Junior Boxer of the Year 2018 Arundhati Choudhary in the final of the light middleweight (70kg).

After Sanamacha Chanu Thokchom's strong success in the middleweight (75kg) another future hope claimed the gold medal in the light heavyweight (80kg). Komal is one of the most experienced Indian female junior boxers who won the Nations Women's Junior Cup in Serbia and her experiences paid off in the final against Rajasthan's Vidhi Giri.

The pinweight (46kg) is always traditionally strong in the Indian male junior events which were won by Manish Rathore who defeated Rehan Sheikh in the final. Junior Nations Cup

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Junior Nations Cup bronze medallist A. Naoba Singh won his next national title after beating Punjab's Kuljit in the final of the light bantamweight (52kg) with high confidence. SSCB's Yaithaba had to do his very best against Punjab's Abhinash Jamwal in the title contest of the bantamweight (54kg) which was one of the closest contests in the Indian Junior National Championships.

Another Junior Nations Cup silver medallist future hope Thangjamcha Lakhmani impressed in his next national event and triumphed over L. Rabichandra Singh in the final of the featherweight (57kg). SSCB's next talent L. Bilotson Singh overwhelmed Punjab's Jaspreet Singh in the final of the lightweight (60kg) proving his top skills.

Ajay Kumar has got also international experiences and he used it up well when he met in the final of the lightweight (60kg) with Saksham Singh. Following Aakash Sai's impressive victory Haryana's Vinit Dahiya shined in the Indian Junior National Championships. He has got strong experiences and took bronze in the Puerto Princesa 2017 ASBC Asian Confederation Junior Boxing Championships therefore his strong success over Pawan was not a surprise.

Younam Kamboj delivered a sensation in the event who triumphed over Indian National School Games winner Harsh Gill in a hectic final. The last title of the whole Indian Junior National Championships was taken by SSCB's Vishal Gupta who defeated the main favourite Haryana's Junior Nations Cup bronze medallist Jugnoo in the final of the male heavyweight (+80kg).

List of the winners in the Indian Junior National Championships

Women’s 46kg: Rajni

Women’s 48kg: Ekta Saroj

Women's 50kg: Anju Devi

Women's 52kg: Naorem Babyrojisana Chanu

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Women's 54kg: Poonam

Women's 57kg: Huidrom Ambeshori Devi

Women's 60kg: Yashi Sharma

Women's 63kg: Vinka

Women's 66kg: Mitika Sanjay Gunele

Women's 70kg: Raj Shiba

Women's 75kg: Sanamacha Chanu Thokchom

Women's 80kg: Komal

Women's +80kg: Lipakshi

Men's 46kg: Manish Rathore

Men's 48kg: Bishwamitra

Men's 50kg: Victor Shaikhom Singh

Men's 52kg: A. Naoba Singh

Men's 54kg: Yaithaba

Men's 57kg: Thangjamcha Lakhmani

Men's 60kg: L. Bilotson Singh

Men's 63kg: Ajay Kumar

Men's 66kg: Aakash Sai

Men's 70kg: Sumit

Men's 75kg: Vinit Dahiya

Men's 80kg: Younam Kamboj

Men's +80kg: Vishal Gupta

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Rahmani, Azizi, Nooristani, Noori and Sultani defended their titles in the Afghanistan National Championships

The Afghanistan National Elite Boxing Championships was held in their capital city in Kabul where nearly 200 boxers attended for the ten titles. Among Afghanistan's international level boxers Ramish Rahmani, Laisullah Ghulam Azizi, Mohammad Khaibar Nooristani, Farhad Noori and Mohammad Khaibar Sultani claimed the titles in Kabul.

Kabul hosted most of the Afghan national events in the recent years and it is the capital of their boxing life where more than 100 clubs exist. Afghanistan Boxing Federation held NSB Course for their coaches, officials in the recent weeks and their President Mr. Abdullah Sattari invited coach Mr. Ajmal Omarzade back to the country to support their boxing life.

Afghanistan has been preparing to the upcoming ASBC Asian Confederation Boxing Championships which will be held in Bangkok in the second part of April. Their men's elite team is also focusing to the AIBA World Boxing Championships and to their important multisport event to the South Asian Games in 2019.

Defending National Champion Ramish Rahmani attended in the Tashkent 2017 ASBC Asian Confederation Boxing Championships and also in the Indian Open International Boxing Tournament. The well-experienced Rahmani eliminated Herat's technician boxer Hussain

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Rahmatullah in the semi-final of the light flyweight (49kg) and he dominated his title bout against Khairullah Zeyarat Gul.

The flyweight (52kg) title was achieved by Jabar Mohammad who controlled his final against Salim Abdul Halim. Laisullah Ghulam Azizi was silver medallist in the 2016 edition of the Afghanistan National Championships and attended in the Jakarta 2018 Asian Games which means he had enough experiences to beat all of his rivals in Kabul. The Indian Open International Boxing Tournament quarter-finalist Azizi defeated Nasir Ahmad and achieved the gold of the bantamweight (56kg) in Kabul.

Ali Reza Gul Hussain claimed gold medal in 2016 and he proved strong performance also in the Indian Open International Boxing Tournament therefore his success at the lightweight (60kg) was an expected result. Mohammad Khaibar Nooristani is the most experienced Afghan national team member boxer who involved to the international stage in 2010 and he attended all levels of boxing during his career which means he could defend his throne at the light welterweight (64kg) easily.

The title of the welterweight (69kg) was taken by Hussain Amir Jan who defeated Mohammad Anwari in the final. Afghanistan's middleweight (75kg) No.1 Farhad Noori attended in the last edition of the FISU University World Boxing Championships in Elista, Russia in September and won his second national title.

Faizullah Murad Khan achieved gold medal in 2016 and continued his winning path at the light heavyweight (81kg) following his success over Noor Rahman Mir Bacha. Mohammad Khaibar Sultani won gold medals in 2013 and in 2014 and repeated his strong national performance in Kabul at the heavyweight (91kg). The last gold medal of the Afghan National Championships was delivered by Abo Muslim at the super heavyweight (+91kg).

List of the winners in the Afghanistan National Championships

49kg: Ramish Mohamed Rahmani

52kg: Jabar Mohammad

56kg: Laisullah Ghulam Azizi

60kg: Ali Reza Gul Hussain

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64kg: Mohammad Khaibar Nooristani

69kg: Hussain Amir Jan

75kg: Farhad Noori

81kg: Faizullah Murad Khan

91kg: Mohammad Khaibar Sultani

+91kg: Abo Muslim

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Upcoming Events in March 2019

March 4-10, 2019 - Mongolian Junior National Championships, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

March 6-11, 2019 - Chinese Women's National Championships, Baisha, Hainan, China

March 11-15, 2019 - Volnova Prizes Women's Tournament, Astana, Kazakhstan

March 16-23, 2019 - Arab Elite Boxing Championships, Khartoum, Sudan

March 17-22, 2019 - Chinese Men's National Championships, Jiangxi, China

March 20-24, 2019 - Tumurbaatar Memorial Tournament, Choibalsan City, Mongolia

March 21-25, 2019 - Sri Lankan Novices Boxing Tournament, Colombo, Sri Lanka

March 23-24, 2019 - Japan Under Junior National Tournament, Gunma, Japan

March 23-25, 2019 - Chinese Taipei National Selection Tournament, Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei

March 25-28, 2019 - Japan National High School Selection Tournament & Junior Olympic Cup, Gunma, Japan

March 25-29, 2019 - Kalimov Junior Tournament, Aktau, Kazakhstan

March 26-30, 2019 - Tajikistan National Championships, Dushanbe, Tajikistan

March 29 - April 4, 2019 - Bekzat Sattarkhanov Youth Memorial Tournament, Turkestan, Kazakhstan

March, 2019 - Coach Baasan Memorial Tournament, Sainshand, Mongolia

March, 2019 - Navruz Women's Tournament, Bukhara, Uzbekistan

March, 2019 - Kyrgyzstan Junior National Championships, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

March, 2019 - Kenes Omarov Youth Tournament, Taraz, Kazakhstan

March, 2019 - Galib Dzhafarov Prizes Junior Tournament, Aktobe, Kazakhstan

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