NOVEMBER, 2016 NEWSLETTER NEWS FROM ASBC CONTENT ASBC PRESIDENT MR. SERIK IBRAIMOV WINS GOLD IN THE KONAKBAYEV IS PROUD OF ASIA’S 4 ZHETYSU YOUTH CUP PERFORMANCE IN ST. PETERSBURG 26 ERMEK SAKENOV WINS THE BEST INDIA’S SACHIN, JAPAN’S TSUTSUMI BOXER TROPHY IN THE KYRGYZ 28 AND KAZAKHSTAN’S AKHMEDOV 6 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS ARE THE ASIAN GOLD MEDALLISTS IN THE AIBA YOUTH WORLD BOXING RIO 2016 OLYMPIAN ARASHI CHAMPIONSHIPS MORISAKA WINS IN THE 86TH 30 ALL JAPAN NATIONAL BOXING AIBA YOUTH WORLD BOXING CHAMPIONSHIPS CHAMPIONSHIPS - LIST OF THE 10 ASIAN MEDALLISTS WORLD CLASS WOMEN BOUTS IN THE CHINESE TAIPEI NATIONAL 32 ASBC WEBSITE MOVED INTO A NEW PRESIDENT’S CUP LINK - http://ASBCNEWS.ORG 11 TAJIKISTAN’S NEW WAVE DOMINATED ASBC EVENTS IN 2017 AND THEIR THEIR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 34 BIDDINGS ARE OPEN 12 MELIEVA DEFEATED RIO 2016 ATHLETE OF THE MONTH – HAYATO OLYMPIAN MIRZAEVA IN THE UZBEK 36 TSUTSUMI 14 WOMEN’S NATIONALS EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH AL-JASSAS AND HUMAIDI WERE KAZAKSHTAN’S RIO 2016 OLYMPIC 16 THE BESTS IN THE SAUDI ARABIAN 38 CHAMPION DANIYAR YELEUSSINOV NATIONALS IN RIYADH KAZAKHSTAN DOMINATED THE KYRGYZSTAN FUTURE HOPES MOLDAGULOVA & DOSPANOVA & 18 TOOK TITLES IN THE BISHKEK CITY 40 MAMETOVA MEMORIAL IN ATYRAU CHAMPIONSHIPS BIG SURPRISES IN THE TAJIKISTAN SYRIA AND HOST IRAN DOMINATED JUNIOR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 42 THE SIEGE OF ABADAN 20 TOURNAMENT UPCOMING EVENTS IN DECEMBER EIGHT TAJIK GOLD MEDALS IN THE 2016 44 MARUF KHUSAINOV MEMORIAL 22 TOURNAMENT AIBA WORLD CHAMPION ALIMKHA- NULY WINS IN THE KAZAKHSTAN 24 NATIONALS November, 2016 3 TOGETHER WE ARE POWER ASBC PRESIDENT MR. SERIK KONAKBAYEV IS PROUD OF ASIA’S PERFORMANCE IN ST. PETERSBURG President of the Asian Boxing St. Petersburg was very important short Tsutsumi's gold medal for Japan is a Confederation and Vice-Pres- after the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. great historical step for the country to get We have to keep our focus to the top results among the elite boxers in the ident of the International Box- next goal, to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic upcoming years. ing Association (AIBA) Mr. Serik Games and we have got almost four Philippines achieved one bronze Konakbayev followed all of the years to prepare well to our big event. medal in their historically best light actions in the AIBA Youth World The next edition of the Olympic Games flyweight (49kg) while China, Chinese Boxing Championships and the will be held in our continent which will Taipei and Kyrgyzstan also had be giving great possibility for our boxers boxers in the Top 8 in the AIBA Youth performance of the Asian talents from all regions of Asia to reach higher. World Boxing Championships in St. and he was satisfied with their I am personally sure our current youth Petersburg. results and developments. medallists will be joining to their elite Besides to our heroes in St. Petersburg teams in their country in the next years we have to mention our developing and some of them will be our great hopes countries, I mean mainly Afghanistan, Asia claimed almost record number of 12 also in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Nepal and Singapore which nations sent medals in the AIBA Youth World Boxing Kazakhstan won four medals including teams to the AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships and the continent had six one gold medal in the AIBA Youth World Championships. finalists in St. Petersburg. Among them Boxing Championships in St. Petersburg Afghanistan's youth team has done India's Sachin Siwach Singh, Japan's Hayato which means one of our leading country also good impression, the country won a Tsutsumi and Kazakhstan's Sadriddin is among the bests in the globe. Sadriddin historical contest in the championships Akhmedov won the three gold medals for Akhmedov proved amazing performance which could be their first step to join to Asia. in the whole championships and has got the boxing countries in the future. “First of all I would like to congratulate bright future. As we mentioned in our all of the 90 Asian youth boxers who Uzbekistan's boxers also achieved communication before the competition, competed in the AIBA Youth World four medals in the AIBA Youth World the Asian Boxing Confederation is Boxing Championships especially for our Boxing Championships but this time their focusing to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic 21 quarter-finalists and 12 medallists. youngsters was able to win only silver Games and the first big step in that To win a medal in an AIBA Youth World and bronze medals. Their boxers proved road was the AIBA Youth World Boxing Boxing Championships is the first big step Uzbekistan is also in the best way to keep Championships in St. Petersburg. We for our talents to accomplish their future its top position in the world. India's gold showed our continent's development goals as elite boxers. medal at the light flyweight (49kg) is an in St. Petersburg and as a President of Their medals are the result of amazing comeback of their new national the Asian Boxing Confederation I am their hard job, continuous trainings, federation. satisfied with the performance and I am motivation, concentration, focus and their Japan will be hosting the Tokyo 2020 proud of our successes, developments, great fighting spirit. Our boxers worked Olympic Games and we recognized future potentials and innovations,» well enough in the recent editions of the their hard work already in the 2015 said Mr. Serik Konakbayev after the last AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships ASBC Asian Confederation Junior Boxing competition day of the AIBA Youth World but our current successful performance in Championships in Tashkent. Hayato Boxing Championships. 4 WWW.BOXINGASIA.ORG November, 2016 5 TOGETHER WE ARE POWER Light Flyweight India's AIBA Junior World Boxing and third rounds of his semi-final against class (49 kg): Championships bronze medallist Sachin Philippines' Carlo Paalam and advanced Siwach Singh arrived to St. Petersburg as to the gold medal bout in St. Petersburg. one of the youngest competitor of the Sachin's final opponent was Cuba's Jorge whole event and a secret favourite of the Grinan who had narrow triumphs in the light flyweight (49kg). The young Indian recent bouts. The Indian boxer, who will be talent was too strong for Romania's AIBA turning to 17 only next month, exceeded Junior World Champion Cosmin Girleanu the expectations once again in the final and in the last 16 and he was able to beat after the tactical first round he changed his also Chinese Taipei's Hsu Cheng Yu in the rhythm and won Asia's first gold medal in quarter-finals. Sachin controlled the second St. Petersburg. Flyweight class Japan's defending ASBC Asian Youth Confederation Youth Boxing Championships (52 kg): Champion Hayato Tsutsumi had a silver medallist Otabek Kholmatov who great opening triumph in St. Petersburg moved up to the flyweight (52kg) just while his second opponent was also a before the event. Tsutsumi surprised the dangerous one, Germany's EUBC European Uzbek boxer with his effective punches and Confederation Youth Boxing Championships advanced to the final of the championships. bronze medallist Hamsat Shadalov. Japan's The 17-year-old Japanese boxer was youth No.1 eliminated his tough German amazing in the final against Cuba's Elio rival and did another perfect performance Crespo and his tempo was too much for against Australia's Commonwealth Youth the Caribbean boxer in the last round. Games winner Jack Bowen in the quarter- Tsutsumi's efforts delivered for him Japan's finals. Tsutsumi had an Asian opponent historical gold medal in the AIBA Youth in the semi-final, Uzbekistan's ASBC Asian World Boxing Championships. Bantamweight Kazakhstan's AIBA Junior World Boxing medal bout. His final opponent was class (56 kg): Championships bronze medallist US star AIBA Junior World Champion Samatali Toltayev is a big talent in the Marc Castro who controlled mainly their sport who celebrated his 17th birthday second round in the gold medal bout. with a great triumph over Venezuela's Toltayev proved top performance but Jhoinner Alejandro Bonilla in the last 16 his US opponent is the biggest boxing and continued his winning path against talent in the world therefore Kazakhstan's INDIA’S SACHIN, JAPAN’S TSUTSUMI Turkey's Ali Ihsan Alagas who eliminated young hope could get silver medal his Cuban rival in the last round. Toltayev in St. Petersburg. The final was Marc moved ahead successfully in his semi- Castro's most difficult bout in the whole AND KAZAKHSTAN’S AKHMEDOV final when he met with Australia's Sam championships which shows Samatali Goodman and advanced to the gold Toltayev's great future potential. ARE THE ASIAN GOLD MEDALLISTS IN THE AIBA YOUTH WORLD BOXING CHAMPIONSHIPS Lightweight Uzbekistan's Bilolbek Mirzarakhimov won Beslan Khamzayev and Turkey's Necat class (60 kg): the gold medal in the last edition of the Ekinci the Uzbek favourite advanced to AIBA Junior World Boxing Championships, the final. Mirzarakhimov launched great The day of the finals was held in the AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships in the Sibur Arena in ASBC Asian Confederation Youth Boxing punches in the first round but his US St. Petersburg where India’s Sachin Siwach Singh, Japan’s Hayato Tsutsumi and Kazakhstan’s Sadriddin Championships and also in the ASBC opponent approved the level of the final Akhmedov all won gold medals. After 89 Asian victories in the previous eight competition days in St. Asian Confederation Junior Boxing in the second round. The Uzbek boxer Championships therefore his target in St. was even more aggressive in the gold Petersburg our continent’s youth talents won three bouts today which meant three gold medals for Petersburg is clear.