Lin Yu-Ting, Makhmud Sabyrkhan and Nurbek Oralbay Advance on Day 6 at Aichi-Nagoya 2026

The Round of 16 continued at the Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 on Saturday, September 26, with action in the Women’s 60kg and Men’s 55kg and 90kg divisions at Nishio Gymnasium.

Chinese Taipei’s Lin Yu-Ting opened the session with a closely contested 3-2 victory over Kazakhstan’s Viktoriya Grafeyeva in the Women’s 60kg division. DPR Korea’s Won Un Gyong followed with a first-round RSC victory over Sri Lanka’s Sajeewani Srimali Cooray, with the contest stopped after just 28 seconds. Uzbekistan’s Sitora Turdibekova secured a unanimous 5-0 victory over Vietnam’s Ha Thi Linh, while Mongolia’s Namuun Monkhor also advanced with a 5-0 win over Japan’s Ayaka Taguchi.

In the Men’s 55kg division, Kazakhstan’s Makhmud Sabyrkhan produced a dominant performance to defeat Iran’s Mehdi Kazemi 5-0. Korea’s Shin Jaeyong advanced by walkover against Iraq’s Abbas Qasim Hamdan Al Sarray.

China’s Zhang Jiamao recorded a unanimous 5-0 victory over Tajikistan’s Meroj Sufijonov, while the Philippines’ Carlo Paalam progressed after a 3-0 points victory over India’s Jadumani Singh Mandengbam.

The Men’s 90kg division saw Kazakhstan’s Nurbek Oralbay advance with a 5-0 victory over Afghanistan’s Silab Noori. India’s Kapil Pokhariya also moved into the next round after defeating Iran’s Sam Estaki 5-0.

Korea’s Kim Gichae closed Session 11 with a knockout victory over Pakistan’s Irfan Khan at the start of the second round.

Competition continues at Nishio Gymnasium as the field narrows and boxers move closer to the medal rounds at the Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026.