Navbakhor Khamidova defended her Asian throne in Chiang Mai

Uzbekistan’s Navbakhor Khamidova earned her second title at the ASBC Asian Elite Men and Women Boxing Championships in Chiang Mai, Thailand today evening.

Uzbekistan’s Farzona Fozilova eliminated Kazakhstan’s Aigerim Sattibayeva in the semi-finals of the women’s minimumweight (48kg) and she defeated Vietnam’s teenager Ngo Ngoc Linh Chi for the gold medal.

Thailand’s Asian Games silver medallist Chuthamat Raksat eliminate another Paris Olympian, Uzbekistan’s Sabina Bobokulova in the semi-finals of the women’s light flyweight (50kg) and she gaimedthe control immediately against Vietnam’s Nguyen Thi Ngoc Tran in the final which was a massie success for the local hero.

Uzbekistan’s Feruza Kazakova won her first Asian Championships still in 2019 as a 16-year-old junior talent and she repeated that success at the youth and U22 age groups. The 21-year-old Uzbek tried to follow her coach, the former Asian Games winner Mr. Elshod Rasulov’s strategy in her final bout against Ukraine’s Svitlana Umanska.

Natnicha Chongprongklang is only 20-year-old but due to her strong progress, she was able to beat Uzbekistan’s veteran Aziza Yokubova in the final of the bantamweight (54kg) earning her first elite highlight.

Thailand’s Jutamas Jitpong is a two-time Olympian boxer who changed her name to Punrawee Ruenros in the previous months. She eliminated Kazakhstan’s 19-year-old Ulzhan Sarsenbek in the semi-finals and she continued the winning path against Uzbekistan’s Nigina Uktamova as well.

Uzbekistan’s Navbakhor Khamidova, the reigning Asian Champion at the women’s welterweight (66kg), eliminated Thailand’s Olympic medallist Janjaem Suwannapheng in the preliminaries. The 23-year-old Uzbek was waiting for the best attacking angles in her final against China’s Yuan Huiping but her opponent also had some effective hooks in the first round. The younger Uzbek was able to keep her best rhythm until the last gong and she won their final bout, defending her throne in Asia.