(NOV 21) Quarter
finals day at the 8th Edition of the AIBA Women's World
Championships in Jeju saw some remarkable achievements
for the Asian boxers with several further enhancing
their already growing reputation.
Amongst those who
particularly impressed your correspondent was India's Youth
World Champion Sarjubala Shamjetsabam Devi, following in
the footsteps of the great Mary Kom. More on her bout
later.
China's 60kg Asian Games champion, Yin Junhua now faces
the toughest fight of her career as she gloves off on
Sunday against the 4 times World Champion, Katie Taylor
in a bout that is sure to attract worldwide media
attention as well as those in the stadium.
Such is the popularity (in
Ireland) of the women's' sport in general, and Katie
Taylor in particularly that national TV channel TG4 is
beaming all semi-final and final bouts live to its
audience. Can Yin Junhua cause one of the great shocks
in AIBA women's boxing history and dethrone the 4 times
champion?
We bring you this report on
the day in Jeju courtesy of the Asian Boxing
Confederation (A.S.B.C), the AIBA's Asian associate
member.
"Twenty-three top Asian ladies were in action at the
AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships in Jeju, Korea
on Day 6. China had seven quarter-finalists while India
had four and Kazakhstan three remaining athletes in Jeju.
Among them thirteen Asian boxers reached the semi-final
stage which guarantees for them at least a bronze medal
in the event.
Women's Light Flyweight class (48 kg):
India's rising hope AIBA Women's Youth World Champion
Sarjubala Shamjetsabam Devi and Indonesia's last hope in
Jeju Aldriani Sugoro both won two hard contests in the
previous stages of the AIBA Women's World Boxing
Championships in Jeju. Both athletes were born in 1993
and has got excellent future expectations in our sport.
The Indian boxer was the favourite of their contest and
she was able to realize her dream in Jeju where she was
too strong for the Southeast Asian athlete.
Chinese Taipei's Pin Meng Chieh shocked two top athletes
in the championships, Philippines' titleholder Josie
Gabuco and Italy's Valeria Calabrese in Jeju. The
27-year-old boxer could prepare better than ever during
her career and these efforts in the training centre
resulted for her a place in the quarter-finals.
Her
third opponent was Thailand's Taipei City Cup winner
Chuthamat Raksat and she tried to do her best once again
but she was not enough shape as yesterday. The
21-year-old Thai athlete won their equal contest by
split decision and secured Asia’s second medal in the
Light Flyweight class.
Kazakhstan's AIBA Women's World Championships bronze
medallist Nazym Kyzaybay is also a young hope of our
continent who arrived to Jeju to win a gold medal. The
21-year-old Central Asian boxer had to meet with
Europe’s best boxer in the category, Romania's current
EUBC European Women's Continental Champion Steluta Duta
but she was confident and realized her tactical plans in
the ring and eliminated her tough rival.
Japan’s strong athlete in the lowest weight class,
Madoka Wada is only 19 but she is member of the national
squad since 2012. She has got a strong opponent in the
national level, AIBA Women’s Junior World Champion
Kasumi Saeki, but this time she received the right to
represent Japan in the worldwide event. The Japanese
boxer was enough energetic in the final frame as well
which meant she was able to eliminate Russia’s Zoia
Isaeva and delivered the perfect Asian performance in
the Light Flyweight class (48 kg).
Women’s Bantamweight class (54 kg):
China's absolute newcomer in the team Gao Jinyan was a
new surprise of the strong nation who tried to do her
best against Italy's defending EUBC European Women's
Continental Champion Marzia Davide, who returned to the
world of boxing in an upgraded level, but she was
defeated by her veteran rival. Kazakhstan's most
developed woman boxer Dina Zholaman defeated two top
rivals in Jeju where she reached her career highlight
but Russia's former AIBA Women's World Champion Elena
Savelyeva was too strong for her now.
Women’s Featherweight class (57 kg):
Philippines' Nesthy Petecio was quarter-finalist in the
2010 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships in
Bridgetown, Barbados and now she reached the same result
in Jeju but she was not enough satisfied with that. The
22-year-old Filipino boxer was in top shape in the
quarter-finals against China's Lu Qiong and she was able
to secure a place in the semi-finals. Korea's Oh Yeon Ji
is member of the national team since 2008 who proved
excellent style on home soil but she was eliminated by
Russia's current EUBC European Women's Continental
Champion Zinaida Dobrynina.
Women’s Lightweight class (60 kg):
China's defending Asian Games winner Yin Junhua won two
great contests in Jeju and did one of the best
performance in the sixth competition day. The
24-year-old boxer, who joined to the national squad in
2012, did almost perfect boxing against a veteran
European rival, Bulgaria's EU Women’s Championships
silver medallist Denitsa Eliseeva. The Chinese lady used
up her excellent footwork and quick combinations to stop
the Bulgarian athletes’ attacks and she could celebrate
her great triumph after the final bell.
Women’s Light Welterweight class (64 kg):
Korea's second hope in the quarter-finals Shim Hee Jung
realized the host nation’s medal dreams on home soil.
The 31-year-old boxer had to meet with Lithuania's first
ever woman boxer who could reach the quarter-finals in
an AIBA event, Vaida Valskyte. The host nation’s pride
controlled the bout and delivered a medal for Korea
which is their first ever podium place in the history of
the AIBA Women’s World Championships. Thailand's
Southeast Asian Games winner Supaporn Srisondee secured
a further medal for the Asian continent following her
close triumph over Czech Republic's EUBC European
Women's Continental Championships bronze medallist
Martina Schmoranzova.
Women’s Welterweight class (69 kg):
China's National Champion 21-year-old Dou Dan stopped
her first opponent Hungary’s Nikolett Papp after 28
seconds but almost the same story has happened with her
with opposite result against France's European Union
Women's Champion experienced Erika Guerrier. The Chinese
boxer injured in the opening round and the ringside
doctor stopped their bout after one minute combat.
Women’s Middleweight class (75 kg):
China's Asian Games silver medallist Li Qian is the lone
Asian athlete in the Middleweight class (75 kg) boxer
but she was able to continue her winning path in the
AIBA Women’s World Championships. Her opponent was
Ukraine's Kateryna Shambir who moved down two weight
classes in the recent one year and she was enough quick
to stop Li Qian’s attacks.
Women’s Light Heavyweight class (81 kg):
Asia is not the best continent in the Light Heavyweight
class (81 kg) but two of our young hopes were enough
strong to reach the semi-finals in Jeju. Firstly India's
newly crowned National Champion Saweety Boora was able
to beat a favourite rival, Croatia's EUBC European
Women's Continental Championships bronze medallist
Anamarija Marsic while secondly China's Yang Xiaoli, who
replaced their defending AIBA Women's World Champion
Yuan Meiqing, won her bout over Russia's Svetlana Kosova.
Women’s Heavyweight class (+81 kg):
China's 20-year-old Wang Shijin is also a new face in
their national team but she was able to continue her
nation’s former traditions in the Heavyweight class. The
young hope eliminated Italy's EUBC European Women's
Continental Championships silver medallist Flavia
Severin and advanced to the semi-final of the event.
Kazakhstan's ASBC Asian Women's Continental
Championships silver medallist Lazzat Kungeybayeva
involved to their national team in 2010 but this Jeju
edition is her first AIBA Women's World Championships.
In spite of her relatively low number of bouts she was
too strong for Croatia's Danijela Vernic and bagged
Asia’s thirteenth medal in Jeju.
