World Junior Championships

[mike222]

Has the US team for the under 17 world championships which start in three weeks been named?

[therealPunchDrunk]

Cubans won't be competing, since they don't have the funds... :( Was looking forward to seeing my friend's son win gold at 63kg...

[mike222]

Are you sure the Cubans will not be attending,it is unlike them to miss a world championships.
The deadline for entry in the Worlds was June 10.

[mike222]

The championships start on Wednesday and looking at the entry lists,it is disappointing to see the Cubans and the United States have not entered.Both countries have had or will have their national championships inJuly/August.
The very highly rated Cuban trio Alexei Guibert,Felix Mario Savon and Armando Martinez are a loss for the tournament and it would have been good to see the likes of Jesus Luna,Gary Salazar and Lou Grant test themselves at the highest level.
Russia have,as expected, tinkered with their squad bringing in a virtually different team but if anything are stronger,only Vladinir Krasnoshein keeps his place.
England and Ukraine have replaced their european champions with two very talented youngsters,Archie Sharp comes in 110lbs instead of Euro champ Pat Mccormack who was beaten by Sharp in the English Nationals.
The Ukraine bring in multi-title winner Olexandr Melenchuk in place of Victor Petrov both very talented.
Expect Turkey,Azebajan India Uzbekhistan and Ireland to be in the medals whilst the hosts Kazakhstan have a strong team
Dominica and Ecuador send 12 boxers between them mostly Pan American junior champions and that is a very long journey and one or two might surprise
My very tentative picks in a very open looking tournament are
46 Georgian Tudor Georgia and Elnur Shafidza Azebajan
48 Masud Yusifzada Azebajan and Olexandr Melenyuk Ukraine
50 Naveen Kumar India and Archie Sharp England
52 Manish Kaushik India and Shamil Checherov Russia
54 Norbert Herceg Hungary and Artem Melkonyan Russia
57 Tekin Inak Turkey and Bernard Barsony Hungary
60 Telman Gafarli Azebajan and Israil Madrimov Uzbekhistan
63 Kaiyrgeldi Dautibek Kazakhstan and Isaac Mcleod England
66 Alexandr Agafonov Russia and Volkan Karsli Turkey
70 Olexandr Khyzhnak Ukraine and Daudet Baigabatov Kazakhstan
75 Dimitar Tilev Germany and Zelim Imadaev Russia
80 Ruslan Yurichenko Russia and Zaur Mutallipov Kazakhstan
+80 Oybek Shariapov Uzbekhistan and Khozi- Akbar Mamakov Russia

[mike222]

Now I am officially confused.The Russian team drawn from their official press release is completely different from the squad listed and reported on the official AIBA website.

[mike222]

The draw has taken place and action starts on 24 July 2011

[mike222]

There were some preliminary bouts today
Luke Mccormack won at 106lbs and Callum French lost at 114lbs for England.One win one loss for Ireland as well, Hugh Joyce losing at 106 and Caomihin Agyarko winning at 125.
Scotlands Reece Mcfadden lost at 106 as did compatriot Andrew Tham at 114.

[mike222]

Day 2/3 results involving British/Ireland boxers
46 C Bordji ALG W J Brunton SCO
46 S Muradov TRK W K Flavin IRE
50 A McGlynn SCO W H Seong KOR
54 J Stokes IRL W S Ogonazarov TDK
54 S Ball SCO W A Singh IND
60 S Malsagov RUS W J Connolly IRE
60 F Gorm SCO W N Malkhan IND
66 G Jevelikyan ARM W S Mcintire IRL
48 L Pollipai IND W L Mccormack ENG
63 I Mcleod ENG W A Hossain BAN
57 A Noraliyev UZB W C Agyargo IRE

Isaac Mcleod is the first English/British boxer into the quarter-finals

[mike222]

The quarter-final line up is now finalised and there are six home nations boxers through to this stage,two apiece for Ireland Scotland and England.Their opponents and their potential semi-final opposition are as follows
50 Pat Mccormack ENG V G Jugan ROM// Viktor Petrov UKR V M Yildirim TUR
50 Aidan Mcglynn SCO V D Vizirkhanov RUS// Narveen Kumar IND V M Muradov AZE
54 John Stokes IRE V A Melkonyan RUS// A Mustafa ROU V B Kibitkalyev KAZ
60 Fraser Gorn SCO V I Madrimov UZB// A Kalibekov KAZ V J Shalamberidze GEO
63 Isaac Mcleod ENG V B Otgonjargal MGL// O Pidmurnyak UKR V J Song KOR
75 Martin Conroy IRE V D Tilev GER // L Stanga ROM V O Dincer TUR
They are one win from a medal but it is tough

[donnellon]

Conroy can win and McCormick too.

[mike222]

Of the six I like Mcleods chances the best but you never know.
All 52 quarter-finals are tomorrow,then there is a rest day with the semis on Friday.I would love to be in Astana tomorrow,it will be a feast of Amateur boxing.

[mike222]

Pat Mccormack and Isaac Mcleod both won at least World bronzes to go with their European golds this afternoon
Mccormack now faces another european champion Victor Petrov,who has moved up a weight, in the semis who interestingly beat Pats brother Luke in the European final.
Mcleod faces Ju-hyun Song from Korea in his semi.
Martin Conroy lost 5-6 to German Dimitar Tilev and Fraser Gorn who has been a revelation here lost 8-9 to Madrimov from Uzbekhistan.Both winners fancied to win gold.
John Stokes lost 6-10 to Russian Artem Melkonyan and Aidan Mcglynn was outgunned 7-22 to another Russian Vizirkhan.

[mike222]

Isaac Mcleod has reached the final where he will meet the Russian Tamerlan Mamomedov.
In his semi he defeated Korean Ju-Hyon Song 13-10.
Mamomedov swamped his Kazakhi opponent Dauitbek 20-6 and is clearly formidable.
Pat Mccormack fights later today.
Russia has four boxers through so far with four more yet to compete.

[mike222]

Pat Mccormack won his semi with a clear win over fellow European champion Viktor Petrov 10-4 and will meet Indian Narveen Kumar in the final.Kumar defeated Russian Vizirkhanov 5-0 in his semi.
More to come

[mike222]

Line up for Fridays finals
46 C Waterman AUS V S A Ezirej IRQ
48 V Krashnoshein RUS V A Vokhidov TDK
50 P Mccormack ENG V N Kumar IND
52 E Marcial PHI V C Onat TUR
54 N Herczeg HUN V B Kibitkaliyev KAZ
57 A Ablayev UKR V A Noraliyev UZB
60 S Malsagov RUS V I Madrimov UZB
63 T Magomedov RUS V I Mcleod ENG
66 A Agafonov RUS V O Aydin TUR
70 O Mayilli AZE V L Akopyan RUS
75 V Mikhailov UKR V O Dincer TUR
80 M Perry GER V J Opetaia AUS
+80 O Sharipov UZB V S Hakobyan ARM
A finallist from Iraq and two from Australia big surprises
Russia leads the way with five and only one from the hosts

[Jma05]

I think its bs how usa doesnt send there team, and then expect there fighters to get better on the international scene!!!!!!!!

[locoxelbox]

I'm in Astana looking forward to today's finals. I've been impressed with quite a few boxers. Mostly Phillippines southpaw Eumir Marcial at 52 kg, who knocked out his opponent in the semifinal with a right hook, and russian Alexander Agafonov at 66 kg who's been very dominant.
Others to follow are little australian warrior Clay Waterman at 46, indian Naveen Kumar at 52 kg, dominican Huascar Ramirez who was blatantly robbed in his quarter-final and uzbek super heavy Oybek Sharipov who's very powerful but faded against the russian.
The english finalists are both very skilfull but also very boring to watch.
The kazakh team has been a little dissapointment however they can still win two gold medals. It's a pity the cuban team isn't here they have some real good boxers and woul've won some gold medals here. Only Dominican Republic is here from the American Confederation.

[darren_simion]

Eumir Marcial wins GOLD!

[mike222]

2011 World Champions
46 Clay Waterman
48 Asror Vohidov
50 Pat Mccormack
52 Felix Marcial
54 Beghzan Kibitkaliyev
57 Aliyor Noraliyev
60 Shamil Malsagov
63 Tamerlan Magomedov
66 Alexandr Agafonov
70 Lendrush Akopyan
75 Vladislav Mikhailov
80 Jai Opetaia
+Oybek Sharipov

Congratulations to all

[locoxelbox]

Impressive knockout victory for Alexander Agafonov in the final. Tremendous bodyshot did the job. By far the best boxer of the tournament. He started out as an orthodox boxer. In the semifinal and final he turned southpaw and knocked out his opponents . Asror Vohidov from Tajikistan also impressed with his speed and dazzling combinations. He gave his russian opponent a real boxing lesson. Eumir Marcial looked sluggish in the final and escaped with a narrow 9-7 victory. Almost 6000 spectators at the finals, I guess it won´t last long before another major championship is held in Astana.

[mike222]

Astana were awarded the 2013 World cup today. They must have liked it.