Iranians bag five Asian junior boxing medals
The Iranian junior team collected five medals – including one gold – at the ASBC Asian Youth & Junior Boxing Championships in Astana, Kazakhstan.
The final showdowns across 13 junior weight classes took place on Thursday, where Iran’s Mohammad-Saleh Mesbahi came out on top against the host’s Bekarys Nurmukhan to walk away with the ultimate prize of the men’s welterweight (66kg) contests.
A second final featuring Iranian and Kazakhstani boxers saw Abdolrahman Dara fall to a 3-2 defeat against home-favorite Zhandos Alpysbayev and settle for the middleweight (75kg) silver.
Ashkan Hashemi (60kg), Amir-Mohammad Rostampour (63kg), and Abbas Garshasbi (+80kg) were the other Iranian medalists in Astana, finishing their campaigns with three bronzes after last-four losses in their respective weight classes.
Hashemi was beaten by Uzbekistan’s Sardorbek Saidakbarov in the lightweight semifinal, while Rostmpour’s run came to an end against Akhmadi Arvaz of Kyrgyzstan.
Garshasbi, meanwhile, left the Kazakhstani capital with a consolation bronze following a setback against Indian Hemant Sangwan in the heavyweight class.