AIBA Youth Women’s & Men’s World Boxing Championships BUDAPEST 2018 Men’s Boxers Profiles 49KG – FARIS DJABALLAH – ALGERIA (ALG) Date Of Birth : 19/04/2001 Club : AMEL 2018 – AFBC African Confederation Youth Boxing Championships (Casablanca, MAR) 2nd place – 49KG Lost to Alayu Mekonnen (ETH) 5:0 in the final; Won against Marcial Wouang (CMR) 4:1 in the semi-final; Won against John Fisher Odoch (UGA) 5:0 in the quarter-final 2018 – Emil Zhechev Youth Memorial Tournament (Sofia, BUL) 3rd place – 49KG Lost to Ergyunal Sebahtin Sabri (BUL) 3:2 in the semi-final 2017 – Algerian Junior National Cup 1st place – 46KG Won against Ahmed Bouchena (ALG) 5:0 in the final; Won against Aymene Douibeta (ALG) 5:0 in the semi-final 2017 – Algerian Junior National Championships 3rd place – 46KG Lost to Azzedine Tartoura (ALG) 3:2 in the semi-final 49KG – SEYRAN YEGHIKYAN – ARMENIA (ARM) Date Of Birth : 31/01/2001 Place Of Birth : Shirak Region Height : 162cm Coach : Garik Baghdasaryan Club : Shirak HMM Residence : Saratak Stance : Orthodox His most influential person : His father Boxing idol : Karo Murad Hobby : Recipes Number of training hours : 9 in a week Number of bouts : 52 Began boxing : 2014 2018 – EUBC European Confederation Youth Boxing Championships (Roseto degli Abruzzi, ITA) 7th place – 49KG Lost to Jude Gallagher (IRL) 5:0 in the quarter-final; Won against Ergyunal Sabri (BUL) 4:1 in the second preliminary round; Won against Aleks Karamani (SRB) 4:1 in the first preliminary round 2018 – Armenian Youth National Championships 1st place – 49KG Won against Mher Davtyan (ARM) 5:0 in the final; Won against Gevorg Bagdisyan (ARM) 5:0 in the semi-final 2017 – Shirak Regional Junior Championships (Saratak, ARM) 1st place – 48KG 2017 – Armenian Junior National Championships 5th place – 48KG 2016 – Armenian Junior National Championships 3rd place – 46KG Lost to Levon Manukyan (ARM) 2:1 in the semi-final 49KG – MAKSUD KHASMETOV – AZERBAIJAN (AZE) Date Of Birth : 08/02/2001 Place Of Birth : Baku Club : Rabita Residence : Baku 2018 – EUBC European Confederation Youth Boxing Championships (Roseto degli Abruzzi, ITA) 6th place – 49KG Lost to Dmitriy Batyay (RUS) 3:2 in the quarter-final; Won against Ramil Aliyeu (BLR) 4:1 in the first preliminary round 2018 – Danas Pozniakas Youth Tournament (Vilnius, LTU) 3rd place – 49KG Lost to Dmitriy Batyay (RUS) 5:0 in the semi-final 2018 – Yukov Prizes Youth Tournament (Gomel, BLR) 1st place – 49KG Won against Ramil Aliyeu (BLR) 4:1 in the final; Won against Aliaksandr Kareuski (BLR) WO in the semi-final; Won against Maksim Chistiy (BLR) RSC 2nd round in the quarter-final 2018 – Azerbaijan Youth National Championships 1st place – 49KG Won against Vugar Huseynov (AZE) 5:0 in the final; Won against Afat Babayev (AZE) 5:0 in the semi-final; Won against Kanan Yusifov (AZE) WO in the quarter-final 2017 – Agalarov Youth Memorial Tournament (Baku, AZE) 1st place – 49KG Won against Sadirbek Kamolmirzayev (UZB) 4:1 in the final; Won against Timur Kabdeshov (KAZ) 4:1 in the semi-final; Won against Houman Donboli (IRN) RSC 2nd round in the quarter-final; Won against Luka Kublashvili (GEO) 4:0 in the first preliminary round 2017 – EUBC European Confederation Junior Boxing Championships (Albena, BUL) participant – 46KG Lost to Jude Gallagher (IRL) 4:1 in the second preliminary round; Won against Francesco De Fiore (ITA) 5:0 in the first preliminary round 2017 – Heydar Aliyev Junior Cup (Nakhichevan, AZE) 1st place – 46KG Won against Luka Kublashvili (GEO) 5:0 in the final; Won against Bayaman Magzymov (KGZ) 5:0 in the semi-final; Won against Ali Abravan (IRN) RSC 2nd round in the quarter-final 2017 – Azerbaijan Junior National Championships 1st place – 46KG Won against Eltaj Jafarzade (AZE) 5:0 in the final; Won against Gubat Babazade (AZE) RSC 1st round in the semi-final; Won against Lachin Mirzazade (AZE) RSC 3rd round in the quarter-final 2017 – Yukov Prizes Junior Tournament (Gomel, BLR) 1st place – 46KG Won against Pavel Zhuravskiy (BLR) 5:0 in the final; Won against Artsiom Petrou (BLR) 5:0 in the semi-final; Won against Mukhamed Vakhayev (RUS) 4:1 in the quarter-final; Won against Maksim Saprunou (BLR) 5:0 in the first preliminary round 2016 – Akim Prizes Junior Tournament (Ust-Kamenogorsk, KAZ) 7th place – 44KG Lost to Azamat Saifullin (KAZ) 3:0 in the quarter-final 2016 – Azerbaijan Junior National Championships 1st place – 44KG Won against Ruslan Aliyev (AZE) 3:0 in the final; Won against Azad Alizade (AZE) 3:0 in the semi-final; Won against Gubad Babazade (AZE) 3:0 in the quarter-final 49KG – RAFAEL BIANCHI BENDER – BRAZIL (BRA) Date Of Birth : 02/03/2001 Place Of Birth : Concordia Height : 162cm Coach : Eder Tavinsky Club : Evolution Team Residence : Concordia Stance : Orthodox Nickname : Ratinho His most influential person : His coach Boxing idol : Floyd Mayweather Hobby : Reading Number of training hours : 12 in a week Number of bouts : 40 Began boxing : 2014 2018 – Golden Belt Youth Tournament (Portoviejo, ECU) 2nd place – 49KG Lost to Jean Paul Rivera (PUR) 5:0 in the final; Won against Jonathan Merchan (ECU) 4:1 in the semi-final; Won against Leonardo Delgado (ECU) RSC 1st round in the quarter-final 2018 – AMBC American Confederation Youth Boxing Championships (Colorado Springs, USA) 3rd place – 49KG Lost to Jean Paul Rivera (PUR) 5:0 in the semi-final; Won against Erick Rosa (DOM) WO in the quarter-final 2017 – South American Youth Games (Santiago de Chile, CHI) 3rd place – 48KG Lost to Jonathan Merchan (ECU) 4:1 in the semi-final; Won against Jesus Saenz (COL) 5:0 in the quarter-final 2017 – Brazilian Junior National Championships 11th place – 48KG Lost to Rodrigo Batista Santos (BRA) 3:0 in the first preliminary round 2017 – Catarinense Open Junior Tournament (Concordia, BRA) 1st place – 52KG Won against Otavio Carvalho (BRA) 3:0 in the final 2016 – Brazilian Junior National Championships 2nd place – 46KG Lost to Caique Cardoso (BRA) 2:1 in the final; Won against Iago Passos (BRA) 3:0 in the semi-final; Won against Juan Almeida (BRA) 2:1 in the quarter-final 2016 – Catarinense Open Junior Tournament (Concordia, BRA) 2nd place – 48KG Lost to Claudinei Junior (BRA) 2:1 in the final 49KG – ZHAO RENXUE – CHINA (CHN) Date Of Birth : 01/02/2000 Place Of Birth : Guizhou Residence : Guizhou 2018 – ASBC Asian Confederation Youth Boxing Championships (Bangkok, THA) 3rd place – 49KG Lost to Makhmud Sabyrkhan (KAZ) RSC 2nd round in the semi-final; Won against Sultan Asankul Uulu (KGZ) 4:1 in the quarter-final; Won against Rengxey Sao (CAM) 5:0 in the first preliminary round 2018 – Chinese Youth National Selection Tournament 1st place – 49KG Won against Li Jialong (CHN) 5:0 in the final 2017 – Chinese Youth National Championships 2nd place – 49KG Lost to Guo Tianyi (CHN) 5:0 in the final 2017 – Guizhou Regional Youth Championships 1st place – 49KG 49KG – JONATHAN MERCHAN – ECUADOR (ECU) Date Of Birth : 12/06/2001 Place Of Birth : Sucua Oriente Height : 158cm Coach : Nicolas Dirovis Rodriguez Residence : Cuenca Stance : Orthodox His most influential person : His mother Boxing idol : Floyd Mayweather Hobby : Cycling; Walking Number of training hours : 10 in a week Number of bouts : 32 Began boxing : 2015 Family Background : His father and his brother are boxers 2018 – Ecuadorian Youth National Games 1st place – 49KG Won against Franco Verdezoto (ECU) 5:0 in the final; Won against Denilson Naranjo Matos (ECU) 4:1 in the semi-final; Won against Erick Contreras (ECU) 5:0 in the quarter-final; Won against Mauro Rios (ECU) 3:2 in the first preliminary round 2018 – Golden Belt Youth Tournament (Portoviejo, ECU) 3rd place – 49KG Lost to Rafael Bender Bianchi (BRA) 4:1 in the semi-final 2018 – AMBC American Confederation Youth Boxing Championships (Colorado Springs, USA) 3rd place – 49KG Lost to Angel Martinez (USA) 5:0 in the semi-final 2018 – Ecuadorian Youth National Championships (Zamora, ECU) 1st place – 49KG Won against Jordan Martinez (ECU) 5:0 in the final; Won against Denilson Naranjo Matos (ECU) 4:1 in the semi-final; Won against Carlos Taimal (ECU) 5:0 in the quarter-final 2017 – South American Youth Games (Santiago de Chile, CHI) 2nd place – 48KG Lost to Jonathan Cisneros (VEN) 4:1 in the final; Won against Rafael Bender (BRA) 4:1 in the semi-final; Won against Sebastian Rossel (PER) 5:0 in the quarter-final 2017 – Ecuadorian Junior National Games (Cuenca, ECU) 1st place – 48KG Won against Docson Taiza (ECU) 5:0 in the final; Won against Wilson Jumbo (ECU) 5:0 in the semi-final 2017 – Golden Belt Junior Tournament (Guayaquil, ECU) 1st place – 48KG Won against Joel Rosales (ECU) 4:1 in the final; Won against Marcelo Vargas (BOL) 5:0 in the semi-final 2017 – Buenos Aires International Junior Tournament (Buenos Aires, ARG) 1st place – 48KG Won against Eric Astudillo (CHI) 5:0 in the final; Won against Jonathan Arumay (ARG) 3:2 in the semi-final 2017 – Arturo Gonzalez Molina Junior Cup (Portoviejo, ECU) 1st place – 48KG Won against Erick Contreras (ECU) 3:0 in the final; Won against Nick Sabando (ECU) 3:0 in the semi-final 49KG – ALAYU ENDASHAW MEKONNEN – ETHIOPIA (ETH) Date Of Birth : 21/01/2001 Place Of Birth : Addis Abeba Residence : Addis Abeba 2018 – African Youth Games (Alger, ALG) 1st place – 49KG Won against Marcial Wouang (CMR) 3:2 in the final 2018 – AFBC African Confederation Youth Boxing Championships (Casablanca, MAR) 1st place – 49KG Won against Rares Djaballah (ALG) 5:0 in the final; Won against Salem Mezlini (TUN) 5:0 in the semi-final 2018 – Ethiopian Youth National Championships 1st place