Iranian boxers book tickets for AIBA World Championships
Iranian middleweight and heavyweight boxers have exhibited awe-inspiring displays of strength and talent at the 2015 ASBC Asian Confederation Boxing Championships in Thailand, and managed to secure places at the forthcoming AIBA World Boxing Championships in Qatar.
Iran’s middleweight boxer Reza Moradkhani proved too strong for China’s Yu Fengkai in the men’s 91-kilogram weight class on Tuesday, overpowering his 20-year-old opponent in a bout held at the Thanasat 6 University in the Thai capital city of Bangkok.
Earlier in the day, ASBC Asian Confederation Boxing Championships bronze medalist Sajjad Mehrabi had shined in the 75-kilogram weight category to earn Iran’s first spot in the ASBC Asian Confederation Boxing Championships.
Meanwhile, Iran’s Forutan Golara and Amin Ghasemipour faltered in matches on Tuesday, missing out on the chance to qualify for the world championships, which will take place next month.
The ASBC Asian Confederation Boxing Championships started in Bangkok, Thailand, on August 26 and will wrap on September 5.
A total of 188 boxers from 28 countries, including China, Iran and Kazakhstan, are competing in the tournament. China, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, South Korea, Sri Lanka and Uzbekistan are the countries that are attending the event with the maximum number of ten boxers.
The participants are seeking berths to the prestigious AIBA World Championships in Doha, Qatar, which will run from October 5 to 15. The Doha games will serve as a qualifying tournament to the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
U23 World Wrestling Championships: Iran wins freestyle team title for first time
Iran's Masoumi, Firouzpour bag U-23 world wresting titles with clinical wins
Iran beats Qatar 4-1 in 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier
UN: 2024 deadliest year for aid workers amid genocide in Gaza
Gaza health official warns of hospital shutdowns within 48 hours
Israel kills 5 more paramedics in southern Lebanon: Health ministry
Iran to launch ‘new, advanced’ centrifuges in response to IAEA resolution: AEOI
Yemen fires hypersonic missile at Israeli airbase
VIDEO | New Delhi chokes under toxic smog as air quality remains at hazardous levels
VIDEO | Press TV's news headlines
VIDEO | ICC's arrest warrant for Netanyahu to worry Western politicians: Former British diplomat
PressTV NEWSLETTER
now
This makes it easy to access the Press TV website
