Three representatives of the Kazakhstan national team won their first bouts at the youth (U19) boxing world championships in Budva, Montenegro. Vladislav Samozhonov, Akzhurek Kalabay and Aisulu Mukhit advanced to the next round. This was reported by Qazaqyia.kz citing Kursiv Media.
In the over-90 kg weight category, Samozhonov defeated Turkey's Hakan Deniz Coshkun early. In the quarterfinals, the Kazakh will face Germany's Oluwajomi Remmele. Remmele advanced past Latvia's Niks Cepurs in the 1/8 finals.
Kalabay (65 kg) also started the championship with an early victory. In the 1/32 finals, the Kazakh defeated China's Kun Wang – the fight was stopped by the referee due to the opponent's injury. Kalabay's next opponent will be Estonia's Alexander Zhivolup.
Mukhit (65 kg) in the 1/16 finals defeated Canada's Marianne Tessier by unanimous decision. In the next round, our athlete will face Zoe Fogels from the Netherlands.
The youth (U19) world championships are taking place in Budva from October 16 to 27. The tournament features 474 athletes competing for medals in ten men's and ten women's weight categories. The Kazakhstan team is represented by a full roster of 20 boxers.
The Kazakhstan U19 men's team won eight medals at the July Asian Championships in Jakarta – two gold, four silver and two bronze. The champions were Bibarys Ashirbay (70 kg) and Vladislav Samozhonov (+90 kg).
The Kazakhstan U19 women's team won six awards – three gold and three bronze. Gold medals were claimed by Kamila Ospanova (70 kg), Aidana Ubaidullakyzy (80 kg) and Zarina Tolybay (+80 kg).