Date:11/07/2003 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2003/07/11/stories/2003071103882000.htm

Sport - Boxing

Upsets mark fourth day

BANGKOK July 10. Several favoured competitors were upset by underdogs on Wednesday on the fourth day of the 12th World amateur boxing championships at Bangkok's Nimibutr Gymnasium.

In the light flyweight category, China's Zhou Shiming defeated defending champion Yan Barthelmy Varela of Cuba 22-15, while Thai light welterweight Manus Boonjamnong scored a shock 21-11 victory over Nurzhan Karimzhanov of Kazakhstan, also defending his crown.

In addition to Yan Barthelmy Varela, another member of Cuba's favoured squad took a drubbing Wednesday, when Kazakhstan's Galib Jafarov outpointed Yudenis Gonzalez 27-14 in the featherweight category.

The results: light flyweight: Serguei Kazakov (Rus) bt Hong Moo-Won (Kor) 26-10; Zhmarlik Siarhei (Blr) bt Darren Langley (Eng) 35-18; Zhou Shiming (Chn) bt Yan Barthelmy Varela (Cub), 22-15; Rudolf Dydi (Svk) bt Israel Crespo (U.S.) RSC-O (3); Harry Tanamor (Phil) bt Bonyx Yusak Saweho (Ina) RSC-OS (3); Suban Pannon (Thai) bt Pal Bedak (Hun) 23-14; J. Abiyev (Azb) bt Salim Salimov (Bul) 27-24; Noman Karim (Pak) bt Jandos Jumabekov (Kaz) 17-16.

Light welterweight: Diogenes Luna Martinez (Cub) bt Khoulef Maksoud (Egy) RSC-H (3); Willy Blain (Fra) bt Rolly Mukendi (Con) 30-11; Alexandre Maletin (Rus) bt Volodymyr Kravets (Ukr) RSC-OS (2); Bykouski Slarhei (Blr) bt Ion Ionut Dan (Rom) 19-15; Manus Boonjamnong (Thai) bt Nurzhan Karimzhanov (Kaz) 21-11; Dimitar Panayotov (Bul) bt Mustafa Karagolu (Tur) 18-15; T. Ahmenov (Azb) bt Venkatesan Harikrishnan (Ind) 17-10; Marcos Maidana (Arg) bt Bogdan Mitic (Yug) 31-24.

Middleweight: R.A.G. Anwar Yasser (Egy) bt Abudurcheman (Chn); Oleg Mashkin (Ukr) bt Dimitri Sartison (Ger) 37-14; Yordanis Despaigne Herrera (Cub) bt Tomas Adamek (Cze) 27-20; Utkirbek Haydarov (Uzb) bt J. Taghiyev (Azb) 25-14; Lucian Bute (Rom) bt Dmitri Usagin (Bul) 22-10; Gennadiy Golovkin (Kaz) bt Andy Lee (Ire) 29-9; Abdelhani Kinzi (Alg) bt Jani Rauhala (Fin) 22-16; Nikola Sjekloca (Yug) bt Ryskulov Kymbat (Kyr) 17-7. — AP