Three Kazakh athletes to continue fighting in World Boxing Championship finals
ASTANA. September 15. KAZINFORM - Three Kazakh athletes - Ablaikhan Zhusupov, Rakhat Marzhikpayev and Kadirbek Sadykbekov - will continue to fight in the finals of the World Boxing Championships in Kiev (Ukraine), the press service of "Kazakhstan Boxing Federation" reports.
In the semifinal fight in the weight category up to 57 kg Ablaikhan Zhusupov beat Onur Arslan from Turkey with a score 3-0, within 66 kg category Rakhat Marzhikpayev defeated Eldar Marzhanov from Uzbekistan (3-0) and in the weight category up to 70 kg Kadirbek Sadykbekov won over the Russian Vladimir Kharchenko (2-1).
Five Kazakh boxers Alimzhan Beskempir (46 kg), Serik Temirzhanov (48 kg), Stoyan Mazur (50 kg), Baurzhan Temirkhan (52 kg), Dmitry Zisko (+80 kg) were awarded bronze medals of the world championship.