Action Heats Up on Day 3 of the Asian Boxing U19 and U22

Day 3 of the Asian Boxing U19 and U22 Boxing Championships 2025 delivered two high-energy sessions of Olympic-style boxing, as the continent’s best youth athletes continued their campaigns toward the podium.

The morning session featured 24 preliminary bouts in the U19 men’s category, with competition across bantamweight, lightweight, and welterweight divisions. In the bantamweight (55kg) class, dominant wins were secured by Manal Tsendbaatar (MGL), Mars de Volta (INA), Shivam (IND), and Chia-Feng Peng (TPE), while Amantur Dzhumaev (KGZ) and Abdulaziz Abdunazarov (UZB) also impressed with decisive victories—Abdunazarov earning a stoppage in the first round.

In the lightweight (60kg) field, strong performances came from Aphichit Chaemdi (THA), Bader Al-Sedrani (UAE), Ali Chehreghani (IRI), and Tortubek Adilet (KAZ), with both Al-Sedrani and Chehreghani winning by referee stoppage. John Steven Demaisip (PHI) and Sheng-Chi Kuo (TPE) also advanced convincingly in their respective contests.

The welterweight (65kg) division saw commanding wins from Yuheng Li (CHN), Chia-Wei Lin (TPE), Jakhongir Zaynidinov (UZB), and Mukhammed Alimbekov (KGZ). Seyoung Song (KOR) and Ashkan Hashemi (IRI) also moved forward, while Mausam Suhag (IND) edged a tight 3:2 victory over Kazakhstan’s Nurkabyluly Mukhit.

In the evening session, attention turned to the U22 women’s quarterfinals, where 16 bouts were contested across the light flyweight, flyweight, bantamweight, and featherweight categories.

Uzbekistan’s women continued their dominance with quarterfinal victories by Robiyakhon Bakhtiyorova, Gulsevar Ganieva, Uzukjamol Yunusova, and Khumorabonu Mamajonova, the latter earning a stoppage in round two. Vietnam’s Thi To Nhu Tran continued her strong run in the bantamweight division with a first-round RSC win, while India’s Bhawna Sharma and Yatri Shirishkumar Patel, Chinese Taipei’s Chih-Lin Chiu, and Thailand’s Natnicha Chongprongklang each moved confidently into the medal rounds.

In the featherweight class, Miqi Wang (CHN), Thi Nhung Quang (VIE), and Khumorabonu Mamajonova (UZB) all advanced with clinical performances, setting up highly anticipated semifinal matchups in the coming days.

With medals now within reach for many U22 women, and U19 men narrowing toward the quarterfinal stage, the championships continue to build momentum. The event runs through August 12 and is organized by Asian Boxing.