№ 5 (49), 2011 - KazEnergy

sportGhani Zhaylauovthe first ofKazakhstanfighters to protectthe honor ofour country inthe semifinals,eventuallysatisfied a"bronze" medal.116 № 5 (49), 2011more importantly that he counter-attackedvery efficiently and effectively. Zhaylauovmissed quite unnecessary shocks, and afterthe second round the score was already 13:5in favor of Cuban.Tactically "running away" in the thirdround, Yasner scored another eight pointsand finished the match with a score of 21:9.Ivan Dychko also failed to win his opponentin his semi-final - a future world championAzerbaijani Magomedrassul Medzhidov.Ivan won Medzhidov here in Azerbaijan twoyears ago at the "Silk Road" internationaltournament. However, as we know, thereare two big differences between the WT andWC.Thus, only two Kazakhstani fighters SerikSapiyev and Adilbek Niyazymbetov were tosee the decisive battle. The possibilities ofSerik are well known for all of us, but Adilbekbecame the discovery of event in Azerbaijan.Two years ago, being a champion ofKazakhstan, he was in the national team,but the injury of the eye did not allow him toperform at a high level. However, this yearNiyazymbetov although not formally beingthe number one of the team – not being thecurrent champion of the republic - showedgood results and "reanimated" again by amentor of team Aitzhanov got a chance to goto the championship of the world. And he didnot disappoint us. Adilbek showed very confidentboxing, and in the semifinals it wasnot anyone else, but the world championfrom Uzbekistan Elshoda Rassulov to battlewith him.... There are moments when, even withoutbeing on the ring, you feel like a boxer. Allthose Kazakhstani people who were presentduring the match of Serik Sapiev in the hallof Baku Sport Complex felt themselves as inthe ring. They felt the whole spirit of the nationalteam captain. All of his desire to win.And then began to feel the entire defenseobstruction of Ukrainian Taras Shelestyuk.The desire of Serik to change the course ofmatch. Despair, because it does not work.And the bitterness of defeat. He intended totake this "gold" and prove to anybody thathe is worthy of a better again.It must be said: in a match with the CubanJulio La Cruz, our fighter was not "worthy"of defeat with the score that the judges putin the end - 13:17. In our subjective opinion,Adilbek probably did not deserve defeat atall. At the first, the second, and especiallythe third round Niyazymbetov showed boxing,by which he hated rivals in the previousmatches. He worked well with his hands,kept a distance, answered by kicking back,and even yielding the score was able to findthe strength to impose Cuban fighter withhis fight in the final round. But judges recorded4-4 in the first three minutes, 8:4 infavor of La Cruz in the second, and 5:5 inthe latter. Recall that Niyazymbetov is theworld championship debutant, and in thethird round, when many newcomers pass,our fighter, by contrast, seemed preferableto Cuban fighter running from him aroundthe ring. However, the bill will not change,and Niyazymbetov received a silver award,although he could celebrate the championship.The first team place at the World Championshipswas given to Ukrainians that wonfour gold medals. Samostiynaya Ukrainianteam which usually takes only one award ofhigher dignity (for comparison: Kazakhstantook six of them) on the world championships,this time proved that they have notonly Vassily Lomachenko, although at themoment he is the best amateur boxer of theEarth. Of course, an experience of brilliantperformance of the Ukrainian team and thesecrets of their training (the emphasis onpower and endurance components) is worthyof close study. But it does not mean that weshould betray our boxing, for which aggressionand technicality Kazakhs earned the"Asian Cubans" nickname even in the 90s.