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MR.SERIK KONAKBAYEV THE WON NINE GOLD PRESIDENT OF THE ASIAN 4 MEDALS IN THE KHAYRUTDINOV 20 CONFEDERATION WISHES TO ALL YOUTH TOURNAMENT MERRY CHRISTMAS AND ALL THE BESTS FOR 2016 29 CHAMPIONS HAVE BEEN CROWNED IN THE JORDAN 22 NATIONAL SELECTION TOURNAMENT THE BEST OF THE ASIANS OF THE YEAR 2015 ARE REVEALED 5 ASROR VOHIDOV WAS THE BEST BOXER IN THE ISMOIL HAMZAALIYEV 24 ATHLETE OF DECEMBER - MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT HASANBOY DUSMATOV 9

WULANCHABU’S HEROES EARNED FOUR ASIAN GOLD MEDALS IN GOLD MEDALS IN THE UZBEK 26 THE RIO TEST EVENT 10 WOMEN’S NATIONALS

YOUNG SENSATIONS IN THE RAFAEL VETERAN AHMED ALI WINS IN THE VAKHITOV TOURNAMENT 12 35TH PAKISTAN NATIONAL BOXING 28 CHAMPIONSHIPS

THIRTEEN ASIAN BOXERS ARE GUARANTEED PARTICIPANTS IN THE 14 MAMBETOVA AND AYTIYEVA RIO 2016 OLYMPIC GAMES DOMINATED THEIR FINALS IN THE 30 KYRGYZSTAN WOMEN’S NATIONALS

QATAR’S THULASI THARUMALINGAM WON HIS APB MATCH IN KYIV 16 UTEGENOV AND MERZHANOV ARE THE STARS IN THE 32 JUNIOR NATIONAL CUP NEPALI NATIONAL SELECTION TOURNAMENT WAS HELD IN 17 KATHMANDU UPCOMING EVENTS IN JANUARY 2016 samruk-energy.kz 34 KAZAKHSTAN DOMINATED THE GA- LYM ZHARYLGAPOV TOURNAMENT 18

December, 2015 3 Together we are power MR.SERIK KONAKBAYEV THE PRESIDENT OF THE ASIAN BOXING CONFEDERATION WISHES TO ALL MERRY CHRISTMAS AND ALL THE BESTS FOR 2016

THE BEST OF THE ASIANS OF THE YEAR 2015 ARE REVEALED

At the fourth times in the history The Asian Boxing Confederation awarded the best of the Asians of the of the Asian Boxing Confedera- Year 2015 trophies continuing the first celebrations which was launched tion the Best of the Asians are in 2012. The first historical trophies were awarded in a great show by the time of the ASBC Asian Confederation Youth Boxing Championships in revealed before the end of the Subic Bay, in the while the second one was held during the year of 2015. Ten different affili- 2014 ASBC Asian Youth Continental Championships in Bangkok, Thailand ated Asian national federations one year ago. claimed at least one title in this The ASBC President, the Vice-Presidents, the further Executive award. Committee members and the officials of the Asian Boxing Confederation nominated the Best of the Asians of the Year 2015 in fifteen different categories. The Best of the Asians of the year 2015

The Best Asian Elite Man Boxer of the year: Bektemir Melikuziev (Uzbekistan)

Uzbekistan's Bektemir Melikuziev was born in 1996 and Kazakhstan's AIBA World Champion Zhanibek Alimkhanuly will be turning to 20 only next year but his performance in the quarter-final of the ASBC Asian Confederation Boxing delivered for him this important title. Following his gold Championships in Bangkok and achieved finally the top medal in the 2014 AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships of the podium in Thailand. The Uzbek teenager won four and in the Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games he joined fights at the Doha 2015 AIBA World Boxing Championships to the elite age group. The 19-year-old Uzbek boxer won and secured a valuable silver medal in the most important the gold medal at the Strandja Memorial Tournament in event of the year. Melikuziev has already qualified to the Rio Sofia, Bulgaria which was his first main international elite 2016 Olympic Games where he is among the gold medal tournament and a strong competition. Melikuziev eliminated favourites of the class (75 kg).

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The Best Asian Elite Woman Boxer of the year: Tassamelee Thongjan (Thailand) The Best Asian WSB Boxer of the year: Vassiliy Levit (Astana Arlans Kazakhstan)

Thailand's Tassamelee Thongjan joined to their national won the gold medal and defended her throne at the Va