Uzbekistan, China Top Asiad Boxing
By Teodoro Medina Reynoso
PhilBoxing.com
Sat, 14 Oct 2023
Marcial is the only bright spot for Philippine boxing in the recent Asian Games in China.
Uzbekistan with three gold medals, remained as men's boxing champion but host China, riding high on its showing in the women's division, emerged as the overall winner in the recent 2023 Asian Games boxing competition held in Hangzhou, China.
Held from September 24 to October 5, the competition also served as qualifiers for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France with a total of 238 boxers from 38 countries participating.
Uzbekistan and China together with South Korea and Kazakhstan fielded the most number of boxers at 13 each, followed by Mongolia and Thailand.
The Philippines fielded nine boxers including its three last Tokyo Olympics medalists, Nesthy Petecio and Carlo Paalam, both silver, and bronze medalist Eumir Felix Marcial. However, change in the weight classification by the organizers handicapped the Filipinos as Paalam, Marcial and John Marvin were forced to compete at higher weights: Paalam formerly a bantamweight was constrained to fight at featherweight, Marcial from middleweight to light heavyweight and Marvin from light heavyweight to heavyweight.
As a result, only Marcial succeeded in making past the last 16 rounds, qualifying as far as the finals in his new weight class. Paalam and Petecio were not as lucky, falling to the reigning world or Olympic champions in the qualification rounds with Petecio again losing to her Olympics finals rival Lin Yu Ting of Chinese Taipei.
To his credit, Marcial put a fear to his competitors in Hangzhou scoring back to back knockout wins in the quarter and semifinals. Many believed he was denied of the gold against Touhetaerbeke Tanghatian who won China's lone gold in the men's competitions.
Olympic champions Hassanboy Dusmatov, Bakhodir Jalalov and Abdulmalik Kholokov delivered the gold for Uzbekistan once again dominating the competitions at flyweight, super heavyweight and featherweight classes.
Mongolia's Baatarshukin Chinzong won the gold at lightweight while Japan's Sewon Okazawa ruled the light middleweights. Daviat Botaev of Tajikistan won the gold at heavyweight.
Thsiland also failed to win a single gold but has two silvers and two bronzes in the men's competition with Thitisan Panmot falling to Dusmatov in the flyweight finals.
China won five gold medals overall including four in women's boxing where Chinese Taipei lady boxers once again came up with fine showing led by its Olympic champion Lin Yuting, Petecio's nemesis.
Click here to view a list of other articles written by Teodoro Medina Reynoso.
Recent PhilBoxing.com In-House articles:
SPORTS SHORTS 284: TEAM MARK MAGSAYO CONFIRMS RETURN TO THE RING ON DECEMBER 14
By Maloney L. Samaco, Sat, 23 Nov 2024RJP Boxing promotes in Bucana on Dec. 17
By Lito delos Reyes, Sat, 23 Nov 2024Good Prospects at Minimumweight, Light Fly, Super Bantam and Super Feather in 2025
By Teodoro Medina Reynoso, Sat, 23 Nov 2024Filipino International Master Chito Danilo Garma is the new World Senior Blitz champion; Filipino FIDE Master Mario Mangubat takes the bronze medal
By Marlon Bernardino, Sat, 23 Nov 2024KAMBOSOS JR SIGNS CO-PROMOTIONAL DEAL WITH MATCHROOM
Sat, 23 Nov 2024INTERNATIONAL BOXING HALL OF FAME TO ANNOUNCE CLASS OF 2025 ON THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5th
Sat, 23 Nov 2024Ring Master promotes in Calinan on Dec. 21
By Lito delos Reyes, Fri, 22 Nov 2024NP Bansalan boxing team in Matalam
By Lito delos Reyes, Fri, 22 Nov 2024New York, Minnesota Biggest Trade Gainers; Los Angeles Has the Rookie Draft Steal
By Teodoro Medina Reynoso, Fri, 22 Nov 2024Filipino IM Bagamasbad prevails
By Marlon Bernardino, Fri, 22 Nov 2024DC girl’s futsal in Palawan now
By Lito delos Reyes, Fri, 22 Nov 2024Filipino FIDE Master Ivan Travis Cu is ready to face challenge
By Marlon Bernardino, Fri, 22 Nov 2024Dante Kirkman Secures First Career Knockout with 3rd Round TKO Victory
Fri, 22 Nov 2024Filipino Middleweight Star Blazen Rocili Set to Return to the Ring This Saturday in San Antonio, TX
Thu, 21 Nov 2024Stallone hands Donald Trump WBC world champion belt
By Gabriel F. Cordero, Thu, 21 Nov 2024