World's best boxers to descend on Almaty for international tournament
ASTANA. KAZINFORM - Almaty is set to host the IV International boxing tournament the Kazakhstan President's Cup on July 8-13. The event will be held at the Palace of Sports named after Baluan Sholak.
The Kazakhstan President's Cup traditionally brings together the best boxers in the world - Olympic champions and winners of Asian Games and European and Asian championships. It is worth mentioning that Kazakhstan won 8 gold medals of the tournament back in 2006. Four years later it clinched 6 gold medals and in 2012 it hauled 7 gold medals maintaining its status of one of the world's brightest boxing nations. This year 104 boxers from 12 countries - Azerbaijan, Iraq, Cuba, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Russia, Tajikistan, Thailand, Uzbekistan, Ukraine, the Philippines and Kazakhstan are to participate in the tournament. Athletes from Kazakhstan, Cuba, Uzbekistan, Ukraine and Azerbaijan are set to fight in all weight categories. Winner of the 2012 London Olympic Games Robeisy Ramirez from Cuba, world champions Zhasurbek Latipov from Uzbekistan, Gavid Chelebiyev and Teymuraz Mammadov from Azerbaijan, Birzhan Zhakipov and Ilyas Suleimenov from Kazakhstan, bronze medalist of the 2012 London Olympic Games Ivan Dychko from Kazakhstan and many others are expected to show their skills in the ring.