№ 5 (49), 2011 - KazEnergy

The day before the start of fighting, an extraordinarycongress of the InternationalBoxing Association (AIBA), on which ourcountry was represented by Vice-Presidentsof Boxing Federation of Kazakhstan YuriTskhai and Serik Konakbayev, Chief ofStaff of the Federation Bekzhan Bektenovwas held. The main theme of the meeting -a new program of AIBA – APB launched insummer during the World Junior Championshipin Astana. It will allow boxers to beperformed both at professional and amateurboxing ring, in particular, at the Olympics.Moreover, after London Olympic Games helmetswill be removed from the equipment ofpresent amateur boxers. Thus, if in the pastan athlete had to choose between money andthe Olympics, now he can combine with oneanother.The performance of Kazakhstan nationalteam began with a defeat: one of the mostexperienced team members Birzhan Zhakipovlost in his first battle to Cuban Veitia.However, despite his troubles, our teamscored a good tournament course, and beforethe second round began we did not loseanybody else. In 1 / 16 of finals Irishman MichaelKonlan won Olzhas Sattybayev, thus,our team was left without any lightweightat the World Cup. However, the rest of theKazakh fighters were confident with theirrivals, especially Serik Sapiyev and AdilbekNiyazymbetov. Boxing performance of bothwas very impressing, and if the captain ofthe Kazakh team was accustomed to fightin such a manner even with so promisingfighters like Apichet Saenz, then it was notexpected for the world championships debutantNiyazymbetov to show such a brilliantperformance, although his outstanding potentialis already known. Thus, Adilbek veryeasily and confidently defeated the currentchampion of Asia Hongku Kim from SouthKorea.In 1 / 8 of finals, unfortunately, another Kazakhstanifighter ended his way on the tournament:Daniyar Eleussinov quite unexpectedlylost Hungarian Gil Keith. But the nextbattle was successfully passed by AdilbekNiyazymbetov, which by impressive blow tothe liver knockouted Colombian Varela. Ourheavyweight Ivan Dychko revenged a silvermedalist of the Beijing Olympic GamesZhang Zhiley from China for all the pastwrongs (like the Asian Games final of 2010).In the quarterfinals the bitterness of defeatstrucks another two our fighters - DanabekSuzhanov lost to Brazilian Eskive Falcao,Vasiliy Levit - to Chinese Xuan Xuan Wang.However, Serik Sapieyv, Adilbek Niyazymbetov,Ghani Zhaylauov and Ivan Dychkowon their matches and became winners ofthe World Cup. The latter three fighters becamethe world championship medalists forthe first time in their careers, as for Sapiyevit was the fourth time in a row that he takesthe world championships awards. On thetotal number of finalists, we gave way onlyto the Ukrainian team that had one morefighter.Ghani Zhaylauov, the first of Kazakhstanfighters to protect the honor of our countryin the semifinals, eventually satisfied a"bronze" medal.His opponent - Cuban Yasner Toledo hasproved: it is not in vain that he is a representativeof one of the best schools of boxing inthe world. Ghani was trying to do everythingto win, in the first round struggling withCuban on a collision course, but he missedthree times - 2:6.In the second three minutes Toledo made theresult of battle. Yasner, having caught thewinning wave, coolly made the attack, and,the 16th WorldChampionship tobecome a recordboth in terms ofalleged fightersand in termsof participatingcountries: 570fighters from 113countries came toBaku.KAZENERGY115