SEPTEMBER, 2017 NEWSLETTER NEWS FROM ASBC CONTENT ASIAN BOXING CONFED- MR. ABDULLAH SATTAri – AIBA 1-STAR COacH ERATION IS PROUD OF THE THE BIGGEST STRENGTH COURSE WAS HELD IN DEVELOPMENT OF THE NA- 4 IS OUR HIGH NUMBER OF 22 ROHTAK 39 TIONAL FEDERATIONS EacH BOXERS AND FANS IN AF- PART OF THE CONTINENT GHANISTAN MR. SERIK KONAKbayEV CHINESE Taipei’s BOXING KIMEP TURNS 25 WISHES HAPPY BIRTHDay TO REacHED THE TOP ASIAN PRESIDENT OF KAZAKHSTAN 6 LEVEL WITH MR. LEE WU 24 40 BOXING FEDERATION MR. NAn’s leADERSHIP TIMUR KULIbayEV THAILAND acHIEVED GOLD MEDAL IN THE PRESTIGIOUS MR. DaSHDEMBEREL BATER- BOXAM YOUTH TOURNA- 42 dene – BoXING IS SUITABLE MR. SERIK KONAKbayEV MENT IN SPAIN FOR THE MONGOLIANS 26 AND ASBC MANAGEMENT CONGRATULATE TO THE 8 NEW PRESIDENT OF THE CHINESE TaIPEI AND NEW ZEALAND BOXING MR. RAM AWALE - WE ARE FIT FOR BOXING AND KAZAKHSTAN TOOK FOUR ASSOCIATION MR. KEITH 28 GOLD MEDALS FOR ASIA 44 WaLKER NEPAL’s BOXERS HAVE GOT BREAVHEART IN THE RING IN THE SILESIAN Women’s OPEN TOURNAMENT MR. YOUSUF ALI AL-KAZIM MR. CHHEUNG YAV YEN – BoXING SCHOOL EDUCA- 10 - OUR VISION IS TO BE 30 FUTURE STARS WON IN THE TION PROGRAM IS OUR AMONGST THE TOP POPU- AKELbayEV PRIZES TOURNA- 46 STRATEGY IN QaTAR LAR SPORT IN CAMBODIA MENT IN KYRGYZSTAN MR. JOHNI ASADOMA - RIO 2016 OLYMPIAN MR. PICHAI CHUNHAVajIRA THE EQUALITY OF WOMEN 32 YODGOROY MIRZAEVA IS 48 – WE ARE WORKING FOR BOXERS AND OUR COM- AMONG THE WINNERS IN OUR OLYMPIC GOLD IN THE 12 PETITIONS WILL DELIVER THE UZBEKISTAN Women’s TOKYO 2020 GAMES SUccESSES FOR THE ASIAN ELITE & YOUTH NATIONAL TALENTS CHAMPIONSHIPS MR. SISOUPHANH SENGSA- MR. OMAR AL-GHAMDI VAnh – OUR MAIN OBJEC- 14 – WE ARE BUILDING UP 34 AL-MATBOULI BROTHERS TIVE IS TO PARTICIPATE IN BOXING FROM THE GRASS- DOMINATED THE JORDAN THE AIBA AND ASBC EVENTS ROOTS IN SAUDI ARABIA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS 50 LOGO OF THE ASBC ASIAN MR. ISSA AL-NASSAR - WE CONFEDERATION Women’s 36 SELay SOY IS THE STAR IN HAVE PROVED SYRIA’s BOX- 16 BOXING CHAMPIONSHIPS THE INDIAN JUNIOR NA- 52 ING MOVED FORWARD IN OFFICIALLY APPROVED TIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS ASIA THIS YEAR VIETNAMESE YOUTH & MR. ABDIBAKYT KHAL- UZBEKISTAn’s SHAKHRAM JUNIOR NATIONAL CHAM- 54 MURZAEV - KYRGYZSTAn’s 18 GIyaSOV WAS NAMED AS 37 PIONSHIPS WAS A GREAT BOXING TURNED TO 90 BEST BOXER IN THE HAM- SUccESS IN DaK LaK YEARS THIS YEAR AND BURG 2017 AIBA WORLD WE HAVE GOT A LOT OF BOXING CHAMPIONSHIPS SajaD ALI AL-JASSAS TALENTS PROVED HIS TALENT IN THE SAUDI ARABIAN OPEN NA- 58 REGISTRATIONS FOR THE TIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS MR. ZHANG CHUANLIANG - AIBA Women’s YOUTH 38 OUR 27 YEARS OF EFFORTS WORLD BOXING CHAMPI- 20 ONSHIPS ARE OPEN UNTIL UPCOMING EVENTS IN OC- MEANS WE HAVE GOT TOBER 2017 POTENTIAL IN BOXING OCTOBER 8 60 September, 2017 3 TOGETHER WE ARE POWER We had a very successful and highest level tournament, the ASBC Asian Confederation Boxing Championships in Tashkent this May and further two successful continental events in Bangkok and in Puerto Princesa but this AIBA World Boxing Championships in Hamburg is our biggest achievement this year. We are all proud of our Asian heroes here in Hamburg and the hard work of the National Federations paid off earlier than in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Asia is a big family in boxing and our National Federations proved their amazing future potential in all age groups and in both genders in 2017. Asian Boxing Confederation and its whole management are working hard to support all Asian countries to develop their boxers and all aspects of the sport to be the leader in boxing among the continents in the upcoming years. Asian Boxing Confederation supported already 10 countries with boxing equipments and we are planning further donations in our upcoming events. Asian Boxing Confederation is promoting the activities ASIAN BOXING CONFEDERATION IS PROUD of its National Federations and assists them in all topics. OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NATIONAL Asian Boxing Confederation is making interviews with the Presidents of the National Federations to cooperate them FEDERATIONS EACH PART and promote their hard work in the highest possible level. You can follow all daily ASBC activities in the website and the OF THE CONTINENT social media channels. Dear Asian Boxing Family, the Tokyo 2020 Olympic cycle. The Asian where our continent claimed record Do not forger our slogan: Together We Dear Asian National Federations, boxers showed amazing development in number of 15 medals. The best Asian Are Power. all aspects of the sport in 2017. boxers achieved these amazing 15 medals Asian Boxing Confederation is so proud The Asian men boxers delivered out of the possible 40 in Hamburg and at of the efforts and development of each sensational performance in the Hamburg the very first time the continent took over Best Regards, region of the continent in the first year of 2017 AIBA World Boxing Championships the previously dominating Europeans. ASBC Management 4 WWW.ASBCNEWS.ORG September, 2017 5 TOGETHER WE ARE POWER MR. SERIK KONAKBAYEV WISHES HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO PRESIDENT OF KAZAKHSTAN BOXING FEDERATION MR. TIMUR KULIBAYEV President of the Asian Boxing Confederation and Vice-President of the International Box- ing Association Mr. Serik Konakbayev, furthermore the whole ASBC management wishes Happy Birthday to President of the Kazakhstan Boxing Federation Mr. Timur Kulibayev who celebrates his 51th birthday today. Mr. Kulibayev was not only appointed as Presi- dent of the one of the strongest boxing nation but as a businessman he is one of the most successful iconic people in Kazakhstan. Mr. Timur Kulibayev was born in Since he joined as President of the the former capital city of Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Boxing Federation the in Almaty on September 10 in 1966 Central Asian boxing power could and after long studies he graduated host the AIBA Junior World Boxing from the Moscow State University Championships in 2011, the AIBA named after Mikhail Lomonosov as World Boxing Championships in 2013 an economist. He was director of the and the AIBA Women’s World Boxing Research and Consultative Center and Championships in 2016. he was the Chairman of the Supervisory Kazakhstan topped the team rankings in Board of Almaty Trade and Industry several AIBA and ASBC events in the recent Bank. He is the most important business years while their boxers finally claimed five figure in Kazakhstan who is the son-in- medals in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games law of Kazakh President Mr. Nursultan and six medals in the Hamburg 2017 AIBA Nazarbayev. World Boxing Championships. Following his business career and The Kulibayev Prizes Tournament public activities he joined to the world has been helding each year in the city of boxing which is also a key factor of Atyrau which is very active in the in Kazakhstan. Since 2009 he is the boxing map. He speaks Kazakh, Russian President of the Kazakhstan Boxing and English fluently and has got three Federation and his team worked hard children: Altay, Deniza and Alishya. He to the country’s successes in the recent is also an avid fan of sports, especially years under the leadership of Mr. Timur golf, and often competes in strong golf Kulibayev. competitions as well. 6 WWW.ASBCNEWS.ORG September, 2017 7 TOGETHER WE ARE POWER MR. SERIK KON- AKBAYEV AND ASBC MANAGE- MENT CONGRATU- LATE TO THE NEW PRESIDENT OF THE NEW ZEA- LAND BOXING AS- SOCIATION MR. KEITH WaLKER The President of the Asian Boxing Confed- eration and AIBA Vice-President Mr. Serik Konakbayev, furthermore the whole man- agement of the Asian Boxing Confedera- tion congratulate to the new President of the New Zealand Boxing Association to Mr. Keith Walker who is also Honorary AIBA Vice-President. Mr. Keith Walker was the Supervisor of the 2015 ASBC Asian Confederation Boxing Championships in Bangkok, Thailand two years ago and supported several other events in the Asian continent with his experiences as official. 8 WWW.ASBCNEWS.ORG September, 2017 9 TOGETHER WE ARE POWER Qatar Boxing Federation hosted the - In order to increase its sport popularity AIBA World Boxing Championships in and awareness among the local society Doha in October 2015and two of their Qatar Boxing Federation launched its boxers qualified for the Rio 2016 Olympic “Development through sports”. Our Games. The Western Asian country has Federation introduced a variety of boxing got great plans in the new Olympic era promotion targeting different age groups as well. Qatar sent boxers to the ASBC in the local population. We are offering Asian Confederation Youth Boxing opportunities to come closer to boxing, Championships to Bangkok at the very learn about it and practice it with the first time which was a historical step in Qatar Boxing Federation’s facilities. their road to the development. Mr. Youssuf Our Boxing School Education Program Ali Al-Kazim replied our questions about are targeting the school’s students, Qatar’s boxing life, background and providing to them information about possibilities for the future in our sport. boxing, its rules and the easier way to learn it. Additionally boxing competitions - Could you please introduce your amongst schools are taking place on a country’s boxing life? yearly basis, in order for talented kids to - Boxing was introduced in Qatar in de identified and enrolled to boxing clubs’ the early ‘70s and it was practiced in the programs. Army and Police sport clubs around the Our strategy is based on the following capital city of Doha. A few years later the points: first edition of the Qatari National Boxing 1. Boxing expansion Championships was held in 1974. Qatar’s 2.