Eleven countries claimed already medals in the third competition day at the ASBC Asian U22 & Youth Boxing Championships in Astana, Kazakhstan today. Kyrgyzstan’s Sadyr Rakhmanberdiyev had a strong start in the first round against Chinese Taipei’s Zheng Yu Ju and he had the advantage in all of the judges’ scorecards. The Kyrgyz middleweight (75kg) […]
Philippines’ Robert Malunoc Jr. impressed in the fifth session of the ASBC Asian U22 & Youth Boxing Championships in Astana, Kazakhstan today. Afghanistan, Bhutan, China, Timor Leste, Chinese Taipei, India, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kazakhstan, South Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Nepal, Palestine, Philippines, Qatar, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan and Vietnam are […]
Former two-division champ Luis Nery (35-1-10) acknowledges the odds but eyes a Tokyo upset, like Buster Douglas did against Mike Tyson at Tokyo Dome in 1990. Facing pound-for-pound king Naoya “Monster” Inoue (26-0-0) on May 6, Nery aims to snatch the super-bantamweight crown. Inoue – Nery headlines Tokyo Dome’s first boxing event since Tyson’s upset […]
