According to IRNA; The Asian Boxing Championship will start on Tuesday, November 10 in Amman, the capital of Jordan, and will continue until November 21. Iran has participated in this event with 12 boxers under the guidance of Alireza Staki.
Today, Monday, the quarter-final matches continue and Iran has 6 representatives on this day.
At first, in the weight of 71 kg, the experienced Iranian boxer Moslem Maghsoodi had nothing to say against the Kyrgyz representative, and soon he accepted the defeat and was eliminated to remain empty-handed again like in the previous matches.
In the following, our country’s 75 kg boxer Shahin Mousavi passed the barrier of the Turkmen boxer with a calculated fight and advanced to the semi-finals to secure the bronze medal. With these words, Mousavi was able to win a medal in the Asian Games once again. Mousavi will fight against an opponent from Kazakhstan in the semi-finals on Thursday.
In a few hours, Meisham Qashlaghi will fight with the host representative in 80 kg, Pouria Amiri in 86 and Tofan Sharifi in 92 with Kyrgyz boxers and Iman Ramzanpour in +92 kg with India.