(MAY 21) The second stage of the
of the AIBA Women's Junior/Youth World Boxing Championships
Taipei 2015 quarter-finals was held today at the Xinzhuang
Stadium, and a combined 92 Junior and Youth boxers have now all
secured a guaranteed bronze medal in the competition.
Bout of the day
US Women’s Youth National Champion and Ringside Women’s World
Champion Ariel Arismendez defeated Ireland’s AIBA Women’s Junior
World Boxing Championships gold medalist Ciara Ginty in an
excellent bout to secure a place in the Youth Light Welterweight
class (64 kg) semi-final.
Arismendez’s tactics were perfectly implemented to halt the
usually successful approach of Ginty, and her aggressive style
combined well with lethal hooks and uppercuts.
After her entertaining and valuable victory, Arismendez will now
meet Russia’s Ekaterina Nemtseva for a place in the final.
Team of the day
Kosovo sent two talented junior boxers to the AIBA Women's
Junior/Youth World Boxing Championships Taipei 2015, and their
last remaining boxer Donjeta Sadiku had to box Tajikistan’s
Idimokh Kholova for a guaranteed medal at Junior Lightweight (60
kg).
The 16-year-old Sadiku controlled the first round against her
tough Central Asian opponent, before improving even further as
the fight progressed.
Her victory rewards Kosovo with their first ever medal in an
AIBA competition.
Surprises of the day
Kazakhstan’s newly crowned Junior National Champion Zhazira
Urakbayeva outpointed the gold medal favourite of the Pinweight
class (46 kg), as she eliminated Bulgaria’s EUBC European
Women’s Junior Continental Championships silver medallist
Emi-Mari Todorova from the competition.
Hungary’s Angela Nagy had impressed many boxing enthusiasts with
her earlier efforts in Taipei, but she could not keep the
momentum going against India’s Junior National Champion Mandeep
Kaur Sandhu.
Nagy tried constantly to launch her attacks, but the
counter-punching from her Indian opponent was too much to
handle.
Sandhu now advances to the semi-finals where her next opponent
will be France’s Johanna Wonyou in the Junior Light Bantamweight
class (52 kg)
Ones to watch
Italy’s AIBA Junior World Champion and Nanjing 2014 Youth
Olympic Games silver medallist Irma Testa continued her
excellent form to defeat Russia’s Anastasia Nesmiyanova, and
advanced through to the semi-finals of the Youth Featherweight
class (57 kg).
Her teammate Concetta Marchese also delivered a strong
performance in Taipei on Day 5 as she eliminated Ukraine’s EUBC
European Women’s Youth Continental Champion Valeria Manchak.
Concetta Marchese’s younger sister Giovanna was defeated by
Ukraine’s Demyanov Women’s Junior Tournament winner Kateryna
Rohova, who will now meet Ireland’s Kelsey Leonard in the last
four.
Kazakhstan’s Nadira Maratova won the Nations Women’s Junior Cup
in January where she defeated Russia’s Kristina Tkacheva in the
gold medal bout, but Tkacheva claimed revenge in their rematch
and advanced through at Junior Heavyweight (+80 kg).
Stat/Fact of the day
After five competition days in the AIBA Women's Junior/Youth
World Boxing Championships Taipei 2015, 92 guaranteed medallists
remain in the competition, and the following 25 nations have
secured medals in Taipei:
Russia: 15 medals
Kazakhstan: 12 medals
United States of America: 8 medals
China, India, Turkey, Ukraine: 6 medals
Chinese Taipei, Ireland: 4 medals
Italy, Mongolia, Poland: 3 medals
DPR Korea, Hungary, Thailand: 2 medals
Azerbaijan, Dominican Republic, England, France, Germany,
Greece, Korea, Kosovo, Sweden, Vietnam: 1 medal
Quotes of the day
“In my opinion I had a good fight today in Taipei. I did not get
sloppy or wild, and I stayed compact throughout the whole bout.
My winning tactic was to try and stop my opponent as soon as I
could, and I think it was successful. My goal is to win the
Championships and bring the gold medal home,” said US Junior
Lightweight class (60 kg) boxer Guadelupe Gutierrez after her
triumph in Taipei.
“Today I did what I should in the ring, I followed the
instruction of my coaches, and I was able to use my punches in
an effective way, even with my opponent holding me quite often
during the bout. I am now focusing on my semi-final, and of
course I want to go through to the final,” said Chinese Taipei’s
Lin Ya Xuan following her quarter-final win over Hungary’s
Veronika Villas at the Junior Lightweight class (60 kg).
Tomorrow's program
Tomorrow will be a rest day in Taipei, followed by the
semi-finals for each weight class on Friday.
