Chinese Taipei, Kyrgyzstan and Turkmenistan are the historic winners in Astana

The junior finals delivered sensational contests at the Asian Youth & Junior Boxing Championships in Astana, Kazakhstan.

The venue of the championship is the Beeline Arena in Kazakhstan’s capital where the number of the boxers is 435.

Hong Kong, India, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Jordan, host Kazakhstan, South Korea, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Mongolia, Palestine, Philippines, Tajikistan, Thailand, Chinese Taipei, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, and Yemen are the 22 participating nations in the event.

Kazakhstan, India and Uzbekistan were the top nations of the junior finals at the ASBC Asian Youth & Junior Boxing Championships, their new talents won most of the available gold medals in Astana.

Chinese Taipei’s historic winner in the junior age group was a technician girl, Shen Sin Ai who landed several jabs in her final against Kazakhstan’s Sila Bibolsynkyzy at the women’s light flyweight (48kg) becoming her nation’s first gold medallist in the event’s history.

Kyrgyzstan has never achieved any gold medals in the history of the Asian Junior Boxing Championships but their Amantur Dzhumayev won all of his four contests in Astana and became the first from the Central Asian country who got a title.

Thailand’s Apichit Chaemdi is a new face in their junior national team who switched from Muay Thai to boxing only one and half year ago. The 16-year-old claimed the gold medal at the junior bantamweight (54kg) which meant that Thailand bagged the title of this division once again after the 2022 edition.

Turkmenistan’s historic winner in the junior competition is the 16-year-old Dayanch Durdynepesov who exceeded all of the previous expectations with his success at the light welterweight (63.5kg).

Iran’s Mohammad Saleh Mesbahi Rouzbahani is a unique boxer in their junior national team who defeated his Uzbek and Kazakh opponents taking the gold at the welterweight (66kg).