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The top 5 Indonesian prospects

8/29/2018

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Traditionally the Indonesian boxing scene hasn't been that impressive, with only 4 fighters from Indonesia ever winning world titles. Despite that the country has been able to generate some buzz, and has actually given us a few fighters of note, along side the world champions. They include Daud Yordan, who really should be regarded as the biggest boxing star in Indonesia by quite some distance.

​Despite Yordan being the Indonesian face of boxing the country does have some interesting fighters rising through the ranks right now and we could, potentially, be on the verge of a golden era for Indonesian boxing.
Tibo Monabesa (18-0-2, 8)
If Yordan is the face of Indonesian boxing then Tibo Monabesa is the big hope of the country. The 28 year old Light Flyweight is not only unbeaten but also world ranked, holding top 15 rankings with the WBA, WBO and WBC at 108lbs and has a chance to take a huge step towards a world title fight on September 25th, when he faces former IBF Minimumweight champion Hiroto Kyoguchi at the Korakuen Hall.

Monabesa made his debut back in May 2012 and since the the southpaw has claimed a number of titles, including the Indonesia Professional Boxing Commission Minimumweight and Light Flyweight titles, the Indonesian Boxing Association Light Flyweight title, and the WBC International Silver Light Flyweight titles. He has not only racked up titles but done so whilst facing some pretty notable opponents, including Rene Patillano and Lester Abutan, both of whom he beat over 12 rounds.

Footage of Monabesa shows a pretty intelligent boxer, who's patient and counters well. There is perhaps a bit of a “diamond in the rough” feel to him, but he gauges distance well, is defensively responsible and has solid power, despite his relatively 
low stoppage rate. Offensively here's a little on the wide side, but with time that can certainly be sorted. Sadly though his next bout, with Kyoguchi, does look to be a touch too much too soon. But we'll see for sure in September.
Hebi Marupa (12-0, 9)
The aforementioned Yordan is currently chasing a Lightweight title fight, but he's not the only Lightweight of note in Indonesia, with 29 year old Hebi Marupa making waves of his own. Not only is rising up the ranks but he's also doing so at an impressive pace, having made his debut less than 3 years ago. Since debuting in October 2015 Marapu has already claimed the Indonesian Boxing Association Super Featherwieght title, the Indonesian Professional Boxing Commission Lightweight title and the WBC Asian Boxing Council Silver Lightweight title.

Powerfully built with an imposing presence Marupa is less refined in the ring than Monabesa but fights almost with the style you'd expect him to fight with from looking at him. He's a fighter who will bring pressure, looking to land bombs and has genuinely vicious power. There is a very clear wild trait to him but he's very fun to watch and certainly looks to entertain the fans whilst trying to destroy his opponents. Can look ungainly at times, and certainly needs to tidy up his style, but he is insanely exciting to watch.

To date his best win as been a 9th round KO win against Phutthiphong Rakoon, and
it was a performance that saw him certainly show some flaws, but it was the performance that sees a fighter instantly make new fans, whilst the body shot to finish the fight was one of the most brutal body shots we've seen this year. Win or lose Marupa is going to be a lot of fun to follow.
Ari Agustian (7-0, 7)
Indonesian fighters have long been taken off to Thailand, Japan and the Philippines to pad a fighters record rather than to offer a real threat. Earlier this year Chinese fight fans got a rude awakening when Ari Agustian failed to read the script and destroyed Chinese hopeful Baolin Kang in inside a round to put himself on the boxing map and claim the WBC Asian Boxing Council Youth Featherweight title. Prior to that bout little was known about Agustian but the 23 year old went from unknown to one to keep an eye on. He instantly took the fight to Kang and mixed up his head shots, counters and body shots wonderfully well whilst showing genuine power and frightening killer instinct.

Although he had gone into that bout with Kang as an unknown he really shouldn't have been given that he had competed on the amateur scene for a number of years and even competed at the 2015 President's cup, losing to Japan's Mikito Nakano in a preliminary round. He had been a notable on the Indonesian amateur scene before making his debut in April 2017 and looks like he could be on a relatively fast track for an Indonesian fighter.
Aside from the win over Kang there is little to get too excited about on Agustian's record but he does hold a second round win over the once serviceable Zun Rindam, in a bout that saw Agustian pick himself off the canvas to stop Rindam in 2 rounds.
Ongen Saknosiwi (5-0, 5)
Ongen Saknosiwi, like Ari Agustian, has a perfect KO record though is somewhat lacking in that one stand out performance. Despite lacking a big win the Featherweight prospect, dubbed the “Hawk”, looks like a genuinely exciting talented. From the footage available he's a pressure fighter, but looks to be a lot more controlled than the wild pressure of Marupa. He closes the distance well, loves going to the body and has very smart movement for such a novice. Added to hid movement is, of course, his power which seems to be a bludgeoning type of power at this level, and his left hook to the body is wonderfully crisp.

For  a fighter with just 5 bouts under his belt, and 13 professional rounds, he is looking very solid and well rounded but still needs work and his defense could do with some tweaking, which we suspect will happen when he steps up in class. Sadly though there could be issues with his hunger and desire, and he's not been very active given he debuted way back in December 2016 or been stepped up in class.

We're hoping to see a lot more of Saknosiwi, he's perhaps the fighter on this list that has the most complete skill set, but yet has faced the weakest competition. 
He looks legitimately like a rough diamond who just needs polishing, and if his team can do that then they'll have a real talent on their hands and someone who can help put Indonesian boxing on the map. The problem however is that if he only fights twice a year he's not going to develop as he should or get the opportunities he deserves.
Jon Jon Jet (8-0, 6)
The Super Flyweight division is one of the toughest in professional boxing right now, but it's the one that 27 year old Yohanis Mau Fatin, aka Jon Jon Jet, looks to make his name. Interestingly it is also the division that Indonesia's first world champion Elly Pical claimed his 3 IBF world titles in, back in the 1980's. Few will expect Jet to have the success of the “Exocet” but there is some potential for Jet to make an impact on the international scene, if he can make some pretty obvious improvements to his boxing.

At the moment he's a rangy Super Flyweight, who looks like he could fill out his frame a bit. There's a touch of fragility about the way he looks in the ring, and although he appears to take a shot pretty well at domestic level we do wonder whether that will carry up at a higher level. Offensively he doesn't appear to be a crisp puncher, instead he looks to push his punches quite a bit. From his record one would assume can hit quite hard, but that may say more about his competition than about him. But if he can add that snap to his shots he could be very dangerous, especially given his size at the weight.
Of the fighters on this list we suspect Jet might be the least likely to succeed internationally but may be the easiest to match, with managers from through out Asia potentially looking to match Jet against one of their prospects. And as a result he may find himself getting more opportunities than some of the other, more talented fighters listed.  

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Other prospects from Indonesia perhaps worth following include 22 year old Light Flyweight Andika D'Golden Boy (14-0, 7), Light Welterweight southpaw Rivo Kundimang (4-0-1, 1), Super Flyweight hopeful Patrick Liukhoto (7-0, 5) and Flyweight novice Ken Neparasi (1-0, 1). Sadly a lack of footage have prevented us from really talking in depth about any of these men like we have with the 5 above.
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5 regional foes for Japanese Heavyweight Kyotaro Fujimoto!

8/28/2018

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Recently the new broke that Japanese Heavyweight Kyotaro Fujimoto (19-1, 11) [藤本京太郎] would be defending his unified WBO Asia Pacific and OPBF Heavyweight titles against Thai foe Suthat Kalalek (12-9, 11). The bout, inspired little excitement, and if we're being honest it was actually a huge disappointment given that Kyotaro is a triple crown winner, having unified the Japanese title along with the two regional belts, and is a world ranked fighter. He should have been looking to move towards a big Heavyweight clash, not face someone best known for challenging for an OPBF Super Middleweight several years ago.

Yes you read that right, Kyotaro's next opponent is a blown up Super Middleweight, who faced off with Yuzo Kiyota in 2015 for the OPBF title at 168lbs, suffering a third straight loss with Kiyota stopped him in the 10th round.

It would be easy to defend Kyotaro's position if he was fighting in a 10 round stay busy fight, but this will be his first bout since May, when he took on chinny Australian Aaron Russel. For a man who has unified two regional titles his competition has been terrible, and it's actually hard to excuse given the ranked contenders for the OPBF and WBO Asia Pacific title. It's not like when Kyotaro was defending the Japanese Heavyweight title in a very shallow talent pool, with no interesting competitors, bar Nobuhiro Ishida who shocked us all and gave Kyotaro two tough bouts well above his natural weight class.

Rather than criticise who Kyotaro is facing we've decided to look at some of the alternative contenders that he could have faced, or could face in the future. These are fighters that would have given him a more serious test and really interest fans in a way that the Thai can't and have competed for the unified belts that Kyotaro holds.

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1-Zhang Zhilei (19-0, 15) [张志磊]
One of the most obvious contenders is former Chinese amateur star Zhang Zhilei, who like Kyotaro is world ranked by the WBO and would make for an exceptionally interesting dance partner for the Japanese fighter. Not only is Zhilei higher ranked than Kyotaro with the WBO, holding a #6 ranking to Kyotaro's #7, but he is also a leading contender for both of Kyotaro's titles, with a the OPBF #1 ranking and a WBO Asia Pacific #2 rankings.

The Chinese fighter has an imposing record, and looks to be a puncher, but the bout would be as much of a step up for him as it would for Kyotaro. Like Kyotaro there has been a lot of criticism about Zhilei's competition, with his last 6 opponents all being stopped inside a round. The Chinese fighter would have not only the titles to win but also some respect, just like Kyotaro would. Also at the age of 35 Zhilei may see a win over Kyotaro as a chance to boost his WBO ranking and move towards a potential rematch with Anthony Joshua, who beat him in the 2012 Olympic games.

Sadly it appears that the 2009 Asian Boxing Championships gold medal winner has as little interest in Kyotaro as Kyotaro has in him, but the reality is that, from a fans perspective, the bout makes more sense than any other bout for the two men.

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2-Junlong Zhang (19-0, 19) [张君龙]
A second Chinese fighter who would make a lot of sense for Kyotaro to face is Junlong Zhang, a 36 year old dubbed the “Dragon King”. Unlike his countryman Zhang doesn't currently hold a world ranking, though has been in and out of the WBA rankings over the last year or two. He now needs a ring return, having not fought since December 2017, but would immediately be able to make up for lost time with a win against Kyotaro.

Like both Zhile and Kyotaro there has been criticism of Zhang's competition but with wins over the likes of Jason Gavern, George Arias, Saul Farah and Victor Emilio Ramirez he does actually have a number of wins that are pretty solid. He would also enter as the #9 ranked WBO Asia Pacific contender, though is conspicuously absent from the OPBF's rankings.

Although western fans may anticipated a Zhilei Vs Zhang bout it does seem like a Zhang Vs Kyotaro bout does have more interest in China, with Kyotaro having been mentioned by the “Dragon King” as someone he wants to fight. There is however no clear reason why the two haven't fought, and sadly we suspect the bout will continue to be one of those “what if” contests, despite how much sense it makes.

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3-Junior Fa (15-0, 8)
Outside of the two Chinese fighters we have a number of fighters from Oceania who would almost certainly love to share the ring with Kyotaro, one of which is 28 year old Kiwi Junior Fa , who is currently ranked #12 by the WBO in their world rankings, #1 in the WBO Asia Pacific rankings and #15 with the OPBF. The unbeaten Far hasn't looked untouchable as a professional, with a few close bouts, but would make for a very suitable opponent for Kyotaro, who has also not looked lawless.

Fa is a former amateur standout, and he holds a very notable amateur win over Joseph Parker, but has yet to set the professional scene on fire. A win over Kyotaro would boost his WBO rankings, set up a potential rematch as a professional with Parker and see him claim the biggest win of his career. So there is real reason for Fa to take the bout. For Kyotaro it would see him defeat a top contender for one of his titles and legitimise his regional champion claim.

Sadly hopes of this bout are a bit strained. Of Fa's last 6 bouts 3 have been in the US and it's almost certain that the long term plan isn't for him to stay in the regional scene for long. Added to that is his recent struggles and it could be that his unbeaten record, and as a result some of the allure of a Kyotaro showdown, could end sooner rather than later.

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4-Lucas Browne (25-1-0-1, 22)
Just days after Kyotaro's bout with Suthat fans will be able to see Lucas Browne take on Julius Long in Australia. Given how both Kyotaro and Browne and in need of a win to get give their career a kick start a match up between the two seems ideal, even if we will need to wait until December to get it. And by that time we should see Browne pick up a comeback win following his brutal 6th round KO loss to Dillian Whyte in March

Browne, 39, is a a heavy handed and popular slugger who can't afford any more set backs if he's to land another big fight, and a win over the world ranked Kyotaro would fast track him to a big fight. For Kyotaro it'd be a chance to claim a big win over a fighter who has name value in Europe, specifically the UK, and put himself in the mix for potential UK fights against some of the Heavyweight that Britain has to offer, and the pay days that come with those fights.

Although not the most attractive match up on paper, given Browne's age and recent KO loss, it's a fight that has a lot of reward for Kyotaro if he wins. Of course that reward comes with a high risk and if he gets caught by a Browne howitzer there is a chance his career will be in tatters. A brilliant high risk high reward bout and one that would certainly be interesting, even if it'd wouldn't be action packed.

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5-Joseph Parker (24-2, 18)
Talking about high risk and high reward we come to former WBO world champion Joseph Parker, who had been linked to a fight with Kyotaro for a while before winning the WBO world title in later 2016. So the bout has history behind it and given the fact Parker has lost his last 2 bouts there is also a case of perhaps getting him at the perfect time, with the Kiwi having low confidence and needing a win to re-enter the mix following a loss to Dillian Whyte in July.

For Parker, who is only ranked by the WBC, a win would put him straight into the WBO title mix and potentially help him set up rematches with Whyte or Anthony Joshua, who defeated Parker to take the WBO title form him. For Kyotaro the bout could reward him with a huge win over a former world champion, a WBC ranking and a chance to shut up his critics, who suggested he was scared of a then unbeaten Parker.

Sadly this bout has been organised and fallen through a few times with various reasons given for the bout falling through. It would be a shame if we don't see it at some point, given the two are the most notable Heavyweight's in the region, but we wouldn't be surprised to see Parker ignore Kyotaro now, given that he's been facing much bigger fish.

It's a shame that Kyotaro, who once promised so much as a professional boxer, has spent the last few years facing such limited competition given the quality of regional rivals out there. We hope, sooner rather than later, that the Japanese fighter does take on a notable foe from the Asia Pacific region, but given current form we suspect he'll continue to take the path of least resistance whilst hoping for an undeserved pay day against a world champion.

(Images courtesy of Boxmob. Sina, Loop Tonga, Hatton Boxing and stuff.co.nz)

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5 Teenage Asian Prospects to keep an eye on!

8/24/2018

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The sport of boxing is full of promising prospects. Some of those will fall short, whilst others will achieve a lot more than expected. Today we'll look at 5 of the best teenage prospects from Asia, some of whom have already won their first titles, whilst others will be chasing them in the very near future.
Dave Apolinario (7-0, 5)
At Super Flyweight we're really excited about 19 year old Filipino hopeful Dave Apolinario. The 19 year old was a 2-time Palarong Pambansa gold medal winner when he was fighting in the amateur ranks, before signing professional papers with Sanman promotions in 2017, from then it has been a case of progressing quickly under the guidance on Sanman.

Apolinario seemingly has boxing in his blood, with his older brother being former world title challenger John Mark Apolinario, and the experience of his brother will likely help guide Dave in the right direction. His older brother, who is 28 years old, showed a lot of early promise but went on to come up short against the likes of Koki Kameda, Roberto Vasquez, Heran Marquez and Drian Francisco but has seen his career peter our in recent years. Knowing how his career has been we're expecting to see Dave avoid the same mistakes.

Despite having only made his debut in June 2017 Apolinario is now set to fight in his first title fight, and on September 9th he'll face off with Michael Camelion for the WBC Asian Boxing Council Youth Flyweight title. A win there is likely to see the youngster claim the first of many titles.
Carl Jammes Martin (10-0, 9)
Another exciting Filipino prospect is 19 year old Bantamweight puncher Carl Jammes Martin, who has been given the “Wonder Boy” tag and is already living up to the moniker with some wonderful performances that have gotten fans very excited, despite the fact he's still a boxing baby.

Like many Filipino fighters Martin turned professional incredibly young, making his debut at just 16 years old. On his debut he would stop Jayar Omac, and he would notch two more stoppages before the end of 2016. The following he would step up, claiming an 8 round decision over Jason Buenaobra to begin the year, and to claim his first title. By the end of 2017 he won his first 3 belts, albeit two interim titles titles. Success has bred more success and in 2018 he has added two more belts to his collection.

Given his record it would be easy to peg Martin as just a pure puncher, a fighter who relies just on power. The reality however is that he's a smart pressure fighter. Yes, he has incredible power for someone so young, but he sets his shots up well, has the power in both his jab and hooks and also manages to create space to work from. Combine that with his hand speed and shot selection, including some gut destroying body shots, and we can see what Martin is so highly regarded in the Philippines.
Musashi Mori (7-0, 5)
The youngest man to make this little list is 18 year old Japanese southpaw Musashi Mori, who really burst on the scene in 2017 before scoring a huge win this past July, to answer some massive questions he had hanging over his very young head.

Mori made his debut in December 2016, as a 17 year old, and would stop Kazuya Fukai in 41 seconds, his second opponent lasted only 19 seconds. Through 2017 he went 4-0 (3) with stoppage wins over Thunder Teruya and Temin Kimura as he advanced to the All Japan Rookie of the Year final in December. In that final he took on fellow puncher Zirolian Riku, who managed to last the distance with Mora but lost a clear decision as the teenager claimed the Super Featherweight Rookie of the Year crown in very impressive fashion.

So far Mori has notched two wins in 2018, including a notable but very tough and narrow decision win over Allan Vallespin back in June. The win over Vallespin showed that Mori couldn't just steam roll through fighters, but proved he could do 8 rounds against a solid opponent. There was certainly negatives to take from the struggles with Vallespin, but those negatives can be turned into lessons and will help Mori improve as he matures and develops.
Shawn Oda (9-0, 8)
Another puncher making their mark at a young age is Shawn Oda, a Japanese Lightweight who made his debut in 2016, at the age of 17, and raced away winning the All Japan Rookie of the year crown after just 7 months as a professional. Not only did Oda win the Rookie of the Year title in the space of months but did so by stopping every opponent he met, ending 2016 with a record of 5-0 (5).

Since winning the All Japan Rookie of the Year crown at Lightweight Oda hasn't been massively busy, fighting just once in 2017, scoring a win over a limited Thai, but with 3 wins already in 2018 he's making up for lost time. Those 3 wins have included a 6 round decision over Roldan Aldea and a notable domestic win over Masashi Wakita as he's began to climb up the rankings and move towards his first career title fights.

Although Oda has got some defensive flaws, and can be a little bit reckless on the offense he looks likes one of those must watch talents who combines skills with excitement, power with speed and the type of cross over appeal that could make him a star in both Japan and in the west. It's also worth noting that Shawn speaks English and is in a division where there will be Western interest.
Ulugbek Sobirov (7-0, 5)
The final teenage prospect on this list is Uzbek Light Middleweight Ulugbek Sobirov, who is not only active but has also making the most of his passport, and has fought in Uzbekistan, India, Malaysia, the Philippines and Thailand since debuting this January. He's already looking like he's happy to face opponents in their backyard and clearly has a lot of talent and self belief as he continues his road warrior career in September, when he returns to the Philippines to take on veteran Dondon Sultan.

As an amateur Sobirov was very accomplished, not only winning youth titles at home but also competing on the Asian and World youth scenes, winning the 2016 Asian Youth Championships in Kazakhstan and losing to and losing to eventual winner Sadreddin Akhmedov at the 2016 AIBA Youth World Championships in Russia. That sort of amateur background shows the quality that Sobirov was competing at as an amateur, and would explain why his team are so confident in their man, who has already fought in a number of bouts scheduled for 8 rounds. The only problem Sobirov is finding, at the moment, is that opponents can't handle him, with his last 4 opponents lasting a combined 6 rounds.
Although not fighting an impressive calibre of opponent, yet, it's hard not to be impressed by Sobirov, who looks very strong for a teenager, very accurate and has brilliant ring IQ with fantastic ability to apply intelligent and intense pressure. With his amateur background we're expecting him to step up massively in 2019 and could well find himself fighting for titles in the next 12 to 18 months!
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Central Asians shine over the weekend!

8/20/2018

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The past few days have been interesting ones for fight fans excited about the rise of Central Asian fighters with a number of very good prospects being in action in a very short amount of time. Not only was there a lot but there was also some excellent performances by fighters from the "Stans" with those fighters all looking like they are wlel on their way to doing something special in the professional ranks.
The first of those was Uzbek prospect Shakhram Giyasov (4-0, 3), who took a massive step up in class to take on the tough Albert Mensah (31-7-1, 15) on Friday night.

Giyasov, a former amateur standout expected to go on on to great things, was taking on a guy who had fought all over the globe in a 16 year career and had never been stopped. He hadn't just fought around the globe but had shared the ring with the likes of Michael Katsidis, Denis Shafikov, Cesar Rene Cuenca and the then promising Ed Brown.

Despite Mensah's reputation as a tough guy Giyasov took the fight to him, had fun and was aggressive. In round 3, with the body shots taking their toll on Mensah the Ghanaian finally folded in his own corner where he took the 10 count to accept his first ever stoppage loss.

Giyasov is tipped for big things and to take on Mensah so early in his career was a a real statement of intent, the fact he stopped him made that statement even louder, even if the Uzbek did make one or two pretty glaring mistakes in the ring, including getting himself tangled in the ropes.
On Saturday it was the turn ​of Uzbek born Russian national Batyr Akhmedov (5-0, 4) who took a huge step up of his own to take on former WBA "interim" Lightweight champion Ismael Barroso (20-3-2, 19).

This was a dangerous bout for Akhmedov, who was taking on his first real puncher who had broken British hearts in 2015 when he stopped Kevin Mitchell. Although Akhmedov, who represented Turkey at the 2016 Olympics, had looked great in his first 4 bouts this was  a whole lot different to facing the likes of Ricky Sismundo. In round 3 he really tasted the power of Barroso, being dropped in the final minute of the round. Despite the knock down Akhmedov managed to clear his head, use his movement and see out the storm before going on to stop Barroso later in the bout with a brutal body shot.

Although this is the second time Barroso has been stopped, also being taken out by Anthony Crolla, this was still a very impressive result and overall the performance showed a lot of maturity and positive traits from Akhmedov. Yes he was dropped, and hurt, but he recovered, he showed a fighters heart and he went on to stop his man. All positives. And even those questioning his chin have to respect that he was caught clean by a monstrous puncher.
There were several Central Asian fighters putting in notable performances on Sunday. One of those was Uzbek Shohjahon Ergashev (13-0, 12), who stopped Ugandan veteran Juma Waswa (10-3-1, 4).

Ergashev really had his break out performance earlier this year, when he stopped Sonny Fredrickson back in January but this was another good win for the Uzbek, who made Waswa retire in the corner between rounds 5 and 6. It certainly wasn't the show-man like performance that Ergashev had had against Fredrickson but it was an accomplished one for the fans in Moscow who gone and watched the contest. It was also another chance for fans to look at one of Uzbekistan's best prospects, who looks exciting, aggressive and powerful.

Sadly Waswa wasn't as good of an opponent as Mensah or Barroso, and didn't pose Ergashev any real trouble, but the Uzbek showed he could still put on a performance against a rather poor and frustrating opponent who appeared to be there to survive and not really win. The ambition from Waswa made it hard for Ergashev to shine, but he still did what he had to do to not only win but to also entertain the crowd.
Also on Sunday we had very impressive performances from Muhammadkhuja Yaqubov (12-0, 7), who took out Mexican Victor Alejandro Gonzalez (18-2, 9) with a brutal body shot inside the opening round and Shavkatdzhon Rakhimov (13-0, 10), who destroyed the upset minded Robinson Castellanos (24-14, 14) in 2 rounds with Castellanos being dropped 4 times. 

​It's also worth noting that Uzbek Ravshanbek Umurzakov (5-0, 4) scored a big win over Eden Sonsona (36-9-2, 13) on Sunday, stopping Sonsona in the opening round. Sadly whilst it's a great result the performance wasn't really anything special with Sonsona going down after 58 seconds and taking the 10 count, robbing Umurzakov of any chance to shine. 

Whilst we don't think any of the fighters mentioned here are ready for a world title fight, yet, all the Central Asian fighters who picked up a win took a huge step towards getting a shot at a world title, and all will be chasing gold in the very near future.
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