The boxing team of Kazakhstan staged a large-scale show at the Strandzha Cup-2022 international tournament, where it won two gold medals. The bbabo.net correspondent offers the top 5 boxers who can gain a foothold in the national team.
Four Kazakhs made it to the finals of the small world boxing championship, as the start in Sofia is called, but some experienced performers performed below expectations. First of all, these are Vasily Samchuk, Adilet Kurmetov and Nurkanate Raiyse, who got a chance to stay in the first team, but could not realize their potential at the “CS”.
On the other hand, some, by and large, debutants, were not only in the prizes, but almost broke into the base. We are talking about Damir Tashkenbay, Timur Kabdeshov and Abzal Serik. There are other candidates who will get a chance later, but it was these performers who went to Bulgaria.
Each such tournament as Strandzha Cup in Sofia is a chance for candidates for the national team. It is also a review of forces and competition with rivals. Competitors from Uzbekistan won the first duel, but some Kazakhs have something to bring to their assets after a business trip to Sofia.
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1. Sagyndyk Togambay
The young light heavyweight won the tournament in a relatively new division that is just getting settled in, but this does not reduce the significance of his gold medal. Sagyndyk could well go to the 2020 Olympics or the 2021 World Cup, but the Kazakh prospect is unlikely to miss the chance to make himself known. In Sofia, he confidently overcame competitors from Russia and Ukraine, and in the future he can become a division leader not only in the national team.
2. Mahmud Sabyrkhan
The lightweight proved himself at the Serbian World Championship when he reached the final spectacularly, but there was no plan "B" in the confrontation for the gold against Sabyrkhan. But even this did not spoil the impression of him. Fast and aggressive, Mahmud earned the ringing nickname "Kazakh Lomachenko" and became the star of the national team. They talked about him even before his debut, and now he is the accomplished leader of the first line-up.
3. Dulat Bekbauov
A boxer who is not talked about as much as teammates, and he stopped just a couple of points away from the gold medal. And yet Bekbauov is the current champion of Kazakhstan in the category up to 67 kilograms. Yes, he may not have been so successful before, so they may not know about him, but right now Dulat is able to fight for the leadership position. But will he take his chance?
4. Abzal Kuttybekov
Another start where the heavyweight was rightly motivated. In the quarterfinals, the Kazakhstani passed Enmanuel Pla Reis from Spain, who has made some progress in recent years in battles with the Kazakhs, and in the 1/2 finals he fought the uncomfortable Madiyar Saidrakhimov from Uzbekistan. We do not rule out that Abzal waited for his moment and will become a favorite in the division.
5. Damir Abdikadir
Abdikadir won two out of three fights in Sofia, and in the final he was stopped by the more experienced Hasanboy Dusmatov from Uzbekistan. The Olympic champion skillfully took advantage of his advantages, and the lanky Kazakhstani, as it seemed, did not find his distance in the final meeting. The bad experience will be useful to Abdikadir in the future, because the meeting with Dusmatov is unlikely to be his last.
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Let's add that Kazakhstani boxers are waiting for a few more tournaments before the start of the Asian Summer Games. At the Strandzha Cup-2022, in addition to medals, Kazakhstanis took part in the prize section.
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