Chinese boxers through to semifinals with ease at Asian Games
10/12/2006 9:59
Chinese boxer Hu Qing and Silamu Halati beat their respective rivals on
Saturday to qualify for the semifinals at the Asian Games in Doha on
Saturday. Hu took command with short-range blows at the first bout and went
ahead 28-8 at the third when his opponent, Asylbek Talasbaev of Kyrgyzstan, was
announced defeated. "I am quicker. I used my sudden attacks and kept the
distance between us so his punches could not reach me," said Hu. Following
Hu, Silamu Halati became the fifth Chinese medalist in boxing with an impressive
49-26 win over Behzobek Yunusov of Uzbekistan. "We two have quite similar
styles but I was faster than him," said Halati, referring to his rival who took
a standing eight count at the final bout after a heavy punch landing on his
face. Two upsets happened on boxing giants Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan on
Saturday. Utkirbek Haydarov, a Busan Asian Games champion in the middle
weight, failed to clinch a bronze for Uzbekistan in Doha. He was defeated 31-18
on points by Iranian Mehdi Ghorbani who said he was eager to get a gold for his
country. Kazakhstan's 81kg-category boxer Yerdos Janabergenov, the world
champion, also lost to Tajikistan's Djakhon Kurbanov 33-21 on points. Angkhan
Chomphuphu, Thailand's 2002 Busan Asian Games -65kg wushu champion, continued
his winning run in boxing after a 29-21 win over his tough challenger Sherali
Mamdaliev of Tajikistan.
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