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Asian U15 & U17 Boxing Championships:
Iranian boys cap off with seven medals
Matin Chamipa spearheaded Iran’s medal hunt in the under-17 division by grabbing gold in the 57kg class, thanks to a final victory over Jordan’s Hasan Salem via a 4-1 points decision on Friday.
Farzan Ahmadi was the other Iranian in final action but had to settle for silver in the 70kg category following a 4-1 setback against Uzbekistan’s Abduvohid Abdumajidov.
The other showdown featuring Uzbek and Iranian boxers in Friday’s under-17 finals saw Mohammad-Yassin Ziar fall short against the host’s Sabyrzhan Sagym after the referee stopped the bout midway through the contest.
Abolfazl Maleki, meanwhile, finished his campaign with a joint bronze in the 52kg after suffering a semifinal defeat against Oybek Alimdjonov of Uzbekistan.
Mehrshad Sherafatmand and Pouyan Norouzi were the other two Iranians in the under-17 contests, finishing empty-handed in the 80kg and 54kg divisions, respectively.
In the under-15 event, Abolfazl Pishevar defeated Kazakhstan’s Zhaksylyk Yermekuly via a unanimous 5-0 points decision to claim the top prize in the 35kg weight class.
Amir-Mahdi Shad (52kg) and Ariya Mousavi (58kg) added two bronze medals to Iran’s haul.