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By Marcus Bellinger (@marcusknockout)
Day 4 of the Asia/Oceania Olympic qualifier saw action in the women’s welterweight, (69kg), middleweight (75kg), men’s welterweight (69kg), heavyweight (91kg) and super heavyweight (+91kg). First up in the women’s welterweight (69kg) division Shinetsetseg Urambileg of Mongolia was up against Ariane Nicholson of New Zealand. Nicholson was the aggressor with Urambileg landing the cleaner punches in the opening round. The furious pace continued in the second with not much between the pair. Nicholson looked to be in charge in the final 3 minutes but Urambileg somehow found a second wind in a sensational contest. It was Urambileg who was declared the winner via split decision but it could have gone either way. Thailand’s Baison Manikon then took on Nilufar Boboyorova of Tajikistan. It was a torrid first round for Boboyorova who was on the end consistently of some terrific combinations from Manikon. Boboyorova came into things a little more in round 2 but the body punching from the Thai was highly impressive. The woman from Tajikistan didn’t stop trying but she was overwhelmed by Manikon who cantered to a unanimous decision victory. We then moved onto the women’s middleweight (75kg) bracket as Pei-Yi Wu of Chinese Taipei faced Mongolia’s Myagmaarjargal Munkhbat. The opening stanza was highly competitive with both women having success. Munkhbat got onto the front foot in the second which really nullified the effectiveness of Wu. Wu became more and more disorganised in the final 3 minutes and Munkhbat ran away with the unanimous verdict in the end. The next 2 contests were in the men’s welterweight (69kg) division with Uzbek Bobo-Usman Baturov up against Dominic Roe from New Zealand. Baturov found his rhythm immediate and produced an exhibition of boxing during the opening stanza. Baturov continued his total dominance throughout the rest of the bout and breezed through to the next round claiming the wide points win. Gul Zaib of Pakistan then faced China’s Quiong Maimaititu Ersun. Zaib was simply unable to close distance and combat the height and reach disadvantages in the first 2 rounds. Zaib however, did manage to land with regularity in the third round but it was too little, too late and Maimaititu Ersun earned the unanimous points victory. We then switched to the men’s heavyweight (91kg) weight class as Davlat Boltayev from Tajikistan went up against Mongolia’s Erdenebayar Sandagsuren. Boltayev established the range and controlled proceedings in the opening round. Erdenebayar had some brief success in the second but nowhere near enough for him to win it. Boltayev easily avoided any danger in the third to take the unanimous decision. The big boys at the super heavyweight (+91kg) then enter the ring with Danis Latipov of Bahrain squaring off against Hwapyeong Song of South Korea. Song poured forward but the hand speed and punch variety came from Latipov. Latipov continued to pick his punches well and went through the gears in the third, forcing 2 standing 8 counts which resulted in the referee stopping the contest in the last round. Tajikistan’s Siyovush Zukhurov was up against Leuila Mau’u of New Zealand. Mau’u was the bigger puncher whilst Zukhurov was the busier and possibly more talented. That extra power told in round 2 with 2 standing counts leaving the man from Tajikistan with much work to do. Zukhurov stuck to his task admirably but the heavier artillery of Mau’u won the day as he progressed through to the next round via unanimous decision. Back down at the men’s welterweight (69kg) category Sajjad Kazemzadeh Poshtiri from Iran took on Samoan Marion Faustino Ah Tong. Poshtiri from the off attempted to make it a physical brawl on the inside and bullied Ah Tong in the opening stanza. The Iranian persisted with his all-out aggression but his accuracy declined significantly. Ah Tong had some more success as things progressed and it was he who won the split decision. Aussie Jason Mallia then tangled with Jordan’s Zeyad Eishaih Hussein Eishaih. Eishaih, roared on by the home crowd took command of the first round, repeatedly backing up Mallia. Mallia did adjust well to counter Eishaih effectively at times but the work rate from the Aussie simply wasn’t enough and it was Eishaih who went through to the next round via unanimous decision. The final bout of the morning session drew more excitement from the home crowd as South Korea’s Hyeongkyu Kim tussled with Hussein Eishaish Hussein Iashaish at heavyweight (91kg). The opening stanza was fought at a relentless pace with Iashaish pouring on the pressure with Kim landing the occasional good right hand. The forward foray of Iashaish continued in round 2 with Kim struggling to cope with the onslaught and a standing 8 count against the South Korean right at the end of the round left him needing a knockout to win. Knowing he was well in front Iashaish back off and allowed Kim to lead off and the pair then went to war with some furious exchanges in the last half of the round but it was the Jordanian who took the unanimous points win to the joy of the local fans. The evening session commenced in the women’s welterweight (69kg) division with Kazakhstan’s Valentina Khalzova versus South Korea’s Suyeon Choi. Khalzova comprehensive outboxed Choi at long range in the opening round. Choi had a bit more success in the second but not enough to repel the straight shot from Khalzova. The Kazak never relented control and she gained the unanimous points victory to move onto the next round. Mai Kito of Japan then clashed with Uzbekistan’s Maftunakhon Melieva. Kito was on the front foot but was countered superbly by Melieva. The pressure was non-stop from Kito but she couldn’t match the ring craft of Melieva. Kito produced a fantastic last round hammering in hard body shots but it wasn’t enough and Melieva won the split verdict to advance to the next round. Up in the women’s middleweight (75kg) weight class Nadezhda Ryabets of Kazakhstan was up against Navbakhor Khamidova of Uzbekistan. Round 1 was very scrappy with very few quality punches landed. Both were deducted a point in the second as the rough and physical battle continued. Neither woman was willing to give an inch in a fight devoid of jabs but it was Ryabets who got the split decision. Japan’s Arisa Tsubata then squared off against Suyeon Seong Suyeon of South Korea. Seong scored with the eye catching punches despite Tsubata showing amazing tenacity in round 1. Seong continued to land with regularity as Tsubata kept on coming in round 2. The shots finally took their toll on Tsubata who received a standing 8 count from some vicious punches to the body in the final stanza and Seong won a wide unanimous decision. It was then onto the men’s welterweight (69kg) weight class as Japan’s Newon Okazawa faced Hung-Ming Pan of Chinese Taipei. Pan really made it easy for Okazawa by standing off, allowing the man from Japan to dictate the tempo and fight at a leisurely pace through the first 2 rounds. Okazawa worked in more volume in the final stanza to take the unanimous points victory. Kyrgyzstan’s Nursultan Mamatali was up against Vikas Krishan of India. Krishan measured his man nicely in round 1 and showed his quality. The Indian went through the gears in round 2 scoring with some hurtful punches and causing a standing 8 count. Krishan cruised through the final round and sealed his passage in the next round via unanimous decision. Bahrain’s Abdulla Fadhul Saad Hemrat faced experienced Thai Wuttichai Masukh. Masukh did as he pleased and whipped in some hard left hands to the body in the opening 3 minutes. Hemrat tried to change the course of the contest but was met with cracking shots for his trouble and after a standing 8 count the corner wisely stopped the bout and Masukh moves onto the next round. The final welterweight (69kg) clash saw Mongolia’s Misheelt Battumur tangle with Ablaikhan Zhussupov of Kazakhstan. Zhussupov took a bit of time to find his range but once he did he outboxed his opponent in the opening stanza. Zhussupov landed with some lovely left hands as he really found his groove in the second. Unfortunately a clash of heads resulting in a cut of Misheelt brought the contest to a halt but the result was never in doubt as the Kazak won the unanimous decision. We then moved up to the heavyweight (91kg) bracket as Sanjar Tursunov from Uzbekistan took on Saadi Tariq Mohammed Rabeah of Iraq. Tursunov had success to the body throughout the first round and controlled proceedings pretty easily. The Uzbek wasn’t quite as accurate as he might had liked to have been but it was a professional display that saw him claim the unanimous verdict. Xuezhen Han of China then collided with Toufan Sharifi of Iran. Quality punching was in short supply in the first 2 rounds with the heads coming close together constantly and a lot of messy exchanges. Sharifi lost a point for reckless use of the head but the Iranian was awarded the split decision in a bout no one will remember for very long. The last men’s heavyweight (91kg) contest saw Naman Tanwar of India taking on Syria’s Alaa Aldin Ghousoon. Ghousoon made the brighter start, countering effectively before a clash of head left the Syrian cut in the first round. Tanwar struggled to find the target and failed to use his height and reach. The Indian continued to flail away with minimal success and Ghousoon deservedly advanced through to the next round via unanimous decision. The day’s final fight was at super heavyweight (+91kg) with Iran’s Iman Ranezanpourdelavari versus Maimaiti Aihemaiti of China. Aihemaiti landed the more notable punches in the first before crashing home a number of big shots that forced a standing 8 count in the second. Aihemaiti strangely didn’t go for the stoppage in the last 3 minutes and was content to settle for a wide point’s victory.
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By Marcus Bellinger (@marcusknockout)
Day 3 of the Asia/Oceania Olympic qualifier saw action in the men’s lightweight (63kg), middleweight (75kg) and light heavyweight (81kg) weight classes. Opening up proceedings at (63kg) were Bakhodur Usmonov of Tajikistan versus Nepal’s Samil Shahi. Usmonov successfully cut off the ring in the first round and stamped his authority on the contest. Shahi was given a bit of a beating in the next 2 rounds and did well to see the final bell and Usmonov surges on to the next round scoring a wide points win. Obada Mohammad Mustafa Alkasbeh of Jordan was up against Daisuke Narimatsu of Japan. Alkasbeh was the man coming forwards but Narimatsu established the range well in the first stanza. Alkasbeh continued to press but walked onto some quality counters from the Japanese southpaw however, a standing 8 count was awarded against Narimatsu which changed the complexion of the fight. Alkasbeh went all out in the final round, drawing Narimatsu into an all-out war and it was the local man who prevailed via split decision to the delight of the home fans. Next up South Korea’s Jongseung Lee faced Ashkan Rezaei of Iran. Lee was the stronger of the 2 and landed with some solid hooks in round 1. Rezaei seemed to be getting outworked but managed to turn the tide in round 2. Rezaei managed to maintain the momentum as Lee began to wilt and the Iranian deservedly claimed the split points win. Lastly at (63kg) it was China’s Shan Jun versus Zakir Safiullin of Kazakhstan. Safiullin was caught a bit cold by the speed of Shan but the Kazak did had his share of successes in a lively opening round. Safiullin fought intelligently on the back foot in the second and as Shan showed visible fatigue in the final stanza the Kazak came on strong and was declared the winner via split verdict. It was then onto the middleweight (75kg) boxers as Filipino Eumir Marcial went up against Aussie Kirra Ruston. As per norm Marcial looked to land heavy artillery but Ruston remained competitive in the opening stanza. Marcial got onto the front foot more in the second and sunk in some solid left hands to the body. Whilst Ruston wasn’t disgraced, Marcial was simply too good and he cruised to a unanimous decision victory. Next up were Syria’s Ahmad Ghousoon and Byamba-Ergen Otgonbaatar from Mongolia. The first 3 minutes were fought at a frantic pace with Ghousoon attempted to unsettle Otgonbaatar who remained composed. The second round saw the Mongolian land with the cleaner and more eye catching punches despite Ghousoon’s continued aggression. Ghousoon swung for the fences but Otgonbaatar avoided any disasters and walked away with the unanimous decision. Ryan Scaife of New Zealand then clashed with Indonesian Maikhel Muskita. The right hand proved a fruitful punch for Muskita in round 1. Scaife pressed well in round 2 and going into the third it was all to play for. Both men gave it their all in a thrilling contest but it was Muskita who got the split decision and advanced to the next round The final middleweight bout saw India’s Ashish Kumar go up against Omurbek Bekzhigit Uulu from Kyrgyzstan. Kumar attempted to fight at distance and did so successfully in the first stanza. Uulu was made to miss for much of round2 but a big right hand seem to briefly stun Kumar. Kumar easily avoided the wild looping shots of Uulu and the Indian claimed the unanimous decision to see himself through to the next round. Up at light heavyweight (81kg) Bekzad Nurdauletov of Kazakhstan squared off against New Zealand’s Jerome Panpellone. Very few punches of any consequence were scored in a quiet first round. Panpellone was acquitting himself extremely well but Nurdauletov began to bring the left hand to the body into play as round 2 progressed. The Kiwi again produced a spirited display but it wasn’t enough as Nurdauletov claimed the unanimous point’s victory to take his place in the next round. Next up were Afghanistan’s Faizullah Aryubi and Shabbos Megnatulloev from Tajikistan. This really was a straight forward assignment for Megnatulloev who fought at a steady measured pace throughout. Aryubi offered no threat at all and the man from Tajikistan coasted to a unanimous point’s victory. Jakkapong Yomkhot of Thailand then faced Ingi Hong of South Korea. Hong was industrious but walked onto too many straight shots and was second best at a distance. Yomkhot for some reason chose to fight at close range as the bout progressed but the Thai still prevailed via deserved split decision to make it through to the next round. The final fight of the morning session was home man Odai Riyad Adel Alhindawi go up against Jolando Taala from American Samoa. Alhindawi was by far the more skilful of the 2 and easily outboxed his opponent in round 1. Taala was more competitive in the second but a point deduction for reckless use of the head left him with a mountain to climb and it was a climb he never looked like making as Alhindawi won the unanimous decision to please the home crowd. Kicking off the evening session in the (63kg) division, Chinzorig Baatarsukh of Mongolia took on John Ume of Papua New Guinea. Ume had the right game plan in trying to press forward but Baatarsukh used all his experience to land with sharp shots in the first stanza. Ume had some brief success in round 2 but not enough to gain any real momentum. The chin and desire of the man from Papua New Guinea could not be questions but the quality from the Mongolian saw him claim the unanimous point’s victory. India’s Manish Kaushik then faced Chu-En Lai of Chinese Taipei. Lai flew out of the traps but Kaushik soon found his range and scored with a solid southpaw jab and quality left hand counters in round 1. Round 2 mirrored the first with Lai starting fast before being countered effectively by Kaushik. Lai tried to find the big shot that he needed but the Indian remained composed and boxed his way to the unanimous point’s verdict. In what looked a cracking fight on paper James Palicte of the Philippines tussled with Uzbek Elnur Abduraimov. This really was an intriguing contest between 2 quality operators with Palicte landing with lovely straight counters in the first before Abduraimov changed tactics and countered effectively in the second. Unfortunately for him Palicte simply wasn’t busy enough in the last 3 minutes and it was Abduraimov who progressed via unanimous decision. The last bout at (63kg) saw the impressive Atichai Phoemsap from Thailand up against Harry Garside from Australia. Garside made a confident start and edged the opening round. Round 2 was quite messy but the Aussie seemed to land with the notable harder single shots. Unfortunately a huge clash of heads resulting in a cut on the Thai saw the contest halted soon into round 3 and we went to the cards and Garside won the split decision. We then moved onto the middleweight (75kg) bouts as Jancen Poutoa of Samoa and Uzbek Fanat Kakhramonov were first up. Kakhramonov did just enough in a scrappy opening stanza before the Uzbek dug in hard body shots in round 2 which put a real dent in Poutoa. The assault to the body continued in the third and Poutoa did well to see the final bell with Kakhramonov storming to a unanimous decision. South Korea’s Jinjea Kim then clashed with Kazakh Abilkhan Amankul. Kim made a brisk start but as the opening round progressed the class of Amankul tolled as he forced his man onto the back foot. Amankul, who has had some injuries, made Kim miss repeatedly and scored a standing 8 count with a right hand in the second. Amankul breezed his way through the last round and safely went through to the next round via unanimous decision. Thai teenager Weerapon Jongjoho then faced Tanglatihan Tuoheta Erbieke from China. Jonjoho started brightly before Tanglatihan turned the tables in an exciting opening round. Tanglatihan carried on from where he left off in round 1 and a hard right hand floored Jonjoho who was unable to continue. Finally at middleweight Yuito Moriwaki of Japan squared off against Seyedshahin Mousavi from Iran. Moriwaki was dragged into a physical inside scrap which suited Mousavi down to the ground. The untidy holding, mauling and wrestling continued for the rest of the contest and it was the Iranian who was victorious the by a unanimous points decision in a bout to forget. In the men’s light heavyweight (81kg) category Erkin Adylbek Uulu of Kyrgyzstan tangled with Daixang Chen from China. The pair exchanged jabs and straight shots but it was the greater volume and accuracy of Chen that was winning the day. The action was messy at times but Uulu wasn’t able to raise the tempo and Chen was content to methodically pick up the points and claim the unanimous verdict. Dee Ioapo of Samoa then entered the ring with Sachin Kumar of India in the other corner. The left hand of Kumar landed with regularity and Ioapo really had no answers. The Samoan tried to up the tempo but didn’t come close to putting a dent in Kumar who serenely sailed through to the next round by unanimous verdict. Shinebayar Narmandakh of Mongolia then took on Manh Cuong Nguyen from Vietnam. There was little to separate the pair in the opening stanza with both men using an effective jab. Unfortunately a clash of heads brought the contest to a close in round 2 and it was Nguyen who got the split points victory. In the final fight of the day Australian Paulo Aokuso faced Dilshod Ruzmetov of Uzbekistan. This was an absorbing encounter with both showing their quality. Aokuso’s hand speed was impressive and Ruzmetov was being severely tested. Ruzmetov really took charge in the final 3 minutes as Aokuso began to fade but the Aussie produced a cracking right hand to force a standing 8 count. At the final bell the judge’s declared Aokuso the winner via split verdict in a significant upset. By Marcus Bellinger (@marcusknockout)
The day 2 action of the Asia/Oceania Olympic qualifier in Amman began with the women’s featherweights (57kg) in action. Nesthy Petecio, the 2019 world champion from the Philippines was up against Sri Lanka’s Krisni Lankapurayalage. The opening round was fairly competitive but as things progressed Petecio’s class told and she prevailed via unanimous decision. Next up New Zealand’s Amy Andrew face Sena Irie from Japan. Irie flew out of the blocks and Andrew was unable to nullify and volume and pressure from her opponent. Andrew tried to press the action but Irie showed she could also use excellent lateral movement and she coasted to a worthy unanimous points winner. Im Aeji of South Korea defeated Nepal’s Minu Gurung. Gurung was quite competitive in the opening stanza but Im took control from then on and picked Gurung off from range and safely made it through to the next round. The final women’s featherweight clash was between India’s Sakshi and Thailand’s Nilawan Techasuep and it was a cracker. Sakshi began the first round well but Techasuep brought her jab into play in the second half of the round. Techasuep launched a blistering attack in the second but Sakshi managed to counter the Thai effectively in the final round to take the split verdict in a bit of an upset. It was then onto the women’s lightweight (60kg) boxers and Oh Yeonji of South Korea faced Shoira Zulkaynarova of Tajikistan. Round 1 was extremely messy and quality punches landed were at a premium. The quality didn’t improve much but what shots did land came from Oh who progresses to the next round. Following on were Troy Garton of New Zealand and Raykhona Kodirova from Uzbekistan. Unlike the previous bout this was action packed as both women went at it hell for leather in an exhilarating battle. Garton was the woman on the front foot whilst Kodirova fought on the back foot and it really did make for fantastic viewing. It really could have gone either way but it was Koridova who edged the split decision to move onto the next round. It was then time for the men’s flyweight (52kg) bracket as Emkhmandakh Kharkhu of Mongolia faced Shuhrat Sabzaliev of Tajikistan. Sabzaliev began like a train but Kharkhu responded in kind in a cracking first round. Kharkhu continued to blaze away and after 2 standing 8 counts the referee halted the bout. Next in the ring were Japan’s Ryomei Tanaka and Azat Usenaliev of Kyrgyzstan. Usenaliev seem to land the eye catching shots in round 1 and whilst round 2 was more competitive Usenaliev was still in the ascendency. Tanaka tired in the third and was unable to turn the tide and Usenaliev won the split verdict. The men’s welterweight (69kg) then followed as Hong Kong’s Ka Wa Chan squared off with Dominic Roe from New Zealand. This really was a one-sided affair as Roe did as he pleased throughout the contest which could have been stopped as the man from Hong Kong was completely outclassed in every department by the Kiwi. The penultimate bout saw Karrar Kadhim Sahm Al-Ezairej from Iraq take on Aussie Jason Mallia. El-Ezairej shaded the opening stanza before Mallia turned up the tempo in round 2 and dominated the third to deservedly earn the split points victory. The last contest in the morning session still at welterweight (69kg) saw Chinese Taipei’s Hung-Ming Pan tangle with Dinesh Pathirage of Sri Lanka. The jab and straight southpaw left of Pan proved to be highly effective over the wild swings of the Sri Lankan who had fleeting success especially in rounds 1 and 2 as Pan cruised his way to the next round via unanimous decision. The evening session commenced in the women’s featherweight (57kg) division as Australian Skye Nicolson took on Mijgona Samadova from Tajikistan. This battle of the southpaws was pretty cagy with the punch output not particularly high from either woman in the first 2 rounds. Samadova tried to force the pace but Nicolson countered effectively and produced a solid, measured display to make it through to the next round via unanimous decision. Bolortuul Tumurkhuyag of Mongolia then faced Flora Kilasa Loga from Papua New Guinea. Both made a brisk start in a lively opening round. Loga continued to be aggressive but was taken apart by some heavy combinations from Tumurkhuyag and 2 standing 8 counts stamped the Mongolian’s authority on the contest. A right hand from Tumurkhuyag finished the job at the start of round 3 with the Mongolian safely through to the next round. Staying at the women’s featherweight (57kg) weight class, China’s Yin Junhua went up against Dametken Kelimbet from Kazakhstan. Yin was a class above in round 1 and continued her dominance in the second despite Kelimbet’s best efforts. The Kazak had some brief success to the body but Yin was never in any real danger and she claimed the unanimous verdict. Yodgoroy Mirzaeva of Uzbekistan versus Yu-Ting Lin from Chinese Taipei was the final women’s featherweight (57kg) clash. Lin used her height and reach advantages to perfection, nailing Mirzaeva with some hard straight shots in the opening stanza however, Mirzaeva managed to close the distance and find real success and mid and short range. The Uzbek went for it big time but Lin used her experience to see out the story and take the victory via unanimous decision. We then moved onto the women’s lightweight (60kg) category as Thailand’s Sudaporn Seesondee faced Wenlu Yang from China. Seesondee edged a close first round and the 2-way action continued into the second with very little separating the pair. The final stanza was yet again too close to call but it was Seesondee who was awarded the points win. Next in the ring were Saya Hamamoto of Japan and Riza Pasuit from the Philippines. Hamamoto maintained distance well to begin with but Pasuit gained more success as round 1 progressed. Hamamoto failed to let her hands go enough when in range and was made to pay as Pasuit scored repeatedly with right hands. The right hand continued to be an effective weapon for the Filipino who advanced to the next stage via split decision. Finally in the women’s (60kg) division Rimma Volossenko of Kazakhstan squared off against Simranjit Kaur of India. Simranjit boxed beautifully at range in round 1 before Volossenko managed to make it a toe-to-toe scrap in the second. Both women went all out in the third but it was the Indian who was declared the unanimous victor in a fantastic, absorbing fight. In the men’s flyweight (52kg) bracket Tashi Wangdi from Bhutan took on Thitisan Panmod from Thailand. Panmod demonstrated his quality from the opening bell, showing superb punch variety in picking his man apart. The one way traffic continued until the final bell and the Thai strolled through to the next round. Muhammad Asif Syed from Pakistan and Indonesia’s Aldoms Suguro then entered the ring. Suguro landed the better punches throughout and although Asif had some minor success in round 3 the Indonesian stayed out of trouble to take the unanimous decision. Up in the men’s welterweight (69kg) weight class it was Nursultan Mamatali of Kyrgyzstan versus Sherali Mamadaliev of Tajikistan. Unfortunately halfway through the opening stanza, a cut from a punch on Mamadaliev caused the fight to be halted resulting in Mamatali being handed the win in heart breaking circumstances for the boxer from Tajikistan. The penultimate contest saw Hyunchul Lim from South Korea tangling with Wuttichai Masukh from Thailand. Lim came out with real intent and began quickly but Masukh used all his experience and remained calm to outbox his opponent. Lim persisted with the aggression but was countered effectively by the Thai in round 2. A similar pattern continued in the last 3 minutes but Masukh never became flustered and it was he who progressed to the next round prevailing via unanimous decision. The final bout of the day still at welterweight (69kg), Misheelt Battumur of Mongolia clashed with Thulasinnaram Tharumalingam of Qatar. Both men let their hands go in the first round but Misheelt got the better of things and he went up a gear landing with a crunching shot that took the wind out of Tharumalingam in round 2. The Mongolian had 0 issue in the final round and eased his way through to the next round winning unanimously on points. By Marcus Bellinger (@marcusknockout)
The opening day of the Asian and Oceania Olympic qualifier took place in the Jordanian capital of Amman which of course took over hosting duties from Wuhan due to coronavirus. Kicking off proceedings in the women’s featherweight (57kg) Sri Lanka’s Krismi Lankapurayalage took the deserved victory on points versus Silpa Latu of Indonesia. In the same division Yodgoroy nizreava of Uzbekistan proved far too good for Jennifer Chieng from Micronesia. Staying in the featherweight division but this time with the men, India’s Gaurav Solanki produced a classy display to defeat Kyrgyzstan’s Akylbek Esenbek Uulu. Once again at (57kg) Daniyal Shahbakhsh completely confused Chinese Taipei’s Po-Yi Chen with his speed, angles and punch variety and the 19-year-old Iranian looks a future talent to keep an eye on. Moving up to the (63kg) men’s category it was Nepal’s Sanil Shahi who prevailed against Argen Kadyrbek Uulu of Kyrgyzstan in an enjoyable contest where the styles gelled nicely but Shahi’s long range boxing proved decisive in the end. Staying at (63kg) we had our first stoppage of the tournament as China’s Jun Shan hammered Hayder Karaawi of Iraq, forcing the referee to halt the contest in the second round after multiple standing 8 counts. It was then onto the men’s middleweight (75kg) bouts and Australian Kirra Ruston stopped Hong Kong’s Leong Tai Kan in round 2. Syria’s Ahmad Ghousoon unanimously outpointed Rumesh Wanini Arachchige of Sri Lanka. Maikhel Muskita of Indonesia had few problems overcoming George Tanoa of America Samoa. The final middleweight (75kg) contest saw Ashish Kumar of India pound out a unanimous decision win over Chia-Wei Kan of Chinese Taipei. The last bout of the first session was a closely fought affair with Jerome Panpellone of New Zealand just edging out Japan’s Ren Umemura. The evening session began in the men’s featherweight (57kg) division as Filipino Ian Bautista overcame Japan’s Hayato Tsutsumi in a cracking fight. Tsutsumi had the better of things at distance but was drawn into a mid and short range battle too often which allowed Bautista to prevail. Also at featherweight (57kg) South Korea’s Ham Sangnyeong took on Yong Chang from China. Defence was at a premium in this one as the pair went at it hell for leather but it was Ham who won via split decision in a thoroughly entertaining clash. Up at the men’s (63kg) weight class Saudi Arabia’s Nassim Saddiq faced John Ume. Ume was in control throughout and hammered Saddiq in round 2 and scored the stoppage in the third and final round. In the same division Thailand’s Atichai Phoemsap put on an absolute clinic to defeat Jone Davule of Fiji. Atichai proved far too skilful for Davule who struggled to lay a glove on the Thai who even pushed his man back and forced a standing 8 count in round 3. Up at middleweight (75kg) the first home boxer took to the ring as Hisham Elsimreen squared off against Uzbek Fanat Kakhramonov. Kakhramonov dominated from the off and a stoppage looked likely after round 2 but Elsimreen managed to make it to the final bell with the Uzbek recording the unanimous decision win. South Korea’s Kim Jinjea won a split decision versus Mirzomukhammad Bakhtiyor of Tajikistan. Bakhtiyor seem to easily win the opening stanza but the judge’s saw otherwise and from then on it became Kim’s kind of fight and he made it through to the next round but the Tajik can be a little hard done by. China’s Tanglatihan Erbieke then took on Mahmood Hassan from Pakistan. Erbieke breezed through the first 2 rounds using the jab to great effect and despite a few minor scares in the third, the man from China claimed the unanimous verdict. The final middleweight bout saw Japan get a win as Yuito Moriwaki beat Munthader Al-Fartoosi. Moriwaki used a solid jab to maintain the distance and at long range he dominated proceedings. Fartoosi was unable to land anything of significance in the brief stances he had on the inside and it was Moriwaki who went through to the next round via unanimous decision. It was then onto the light heavyweight (81kg) contests as Daxaing Chen of China was up against Ehsan Rouzbahani of Iran in the last bout involving Asian fighters. Chen fought really intelligently and outboxed a rather crude Rouzbahani who was dangerous but had no answer for Chen’s long range boxing. On Friday we reported that the planned Olympic qualifying event for Asia and Oceania region, which was scheduled for February in China, was set to be re-arranged, for a date in March (Olympic Qualifying Tournament – Asia & Oceania to be re-arranged to March). Just moments ago we were informed of the full details for the re-arranged event.
Our sources have informed us that the qualifying even will take place from March 3rd to March 11th and will occur in Amman, the capital of Jordan. Previously it was though that either India or the Philippines were the favourite to host the event, if China couldn't, though Amman has been decided as the best option. The even has had to be rescheduled due to the break out of coronavirus in Wulan, the city that was supposed to host the even from February 3rd to February 14th. Of course the medical situation rightfully lead to the tournament being rescheduled, and we're glad that things have been sorted as quickly as they have. |
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