Makhmud Sabyrkhan adds another boxing gold to Kazakhstan’s tally
15:04, 26 January 2023
ASTANA. KAZINFORM Kazakhstani Makhmud Sabyrkhan won the gold medal at the now-running 2023 ASBC U22 Asian Boxing Championships in Thailand, Sports.kz reads.
Sabyrkhan defeated Sukthet Sarawut of Thailand in the men’s 57 kg final bout.
Sabyrkhan is a silver medalist of the Asian Boxing Championships 2022. One of the Russian media outlets called Sabyrkhan «the Kazakh Lomachenko» for his unique fighting style and technique comparing him to well-known Ukrainian boxer Vasiliy Lomachenko.
As earlier reported, Sanzhar Tashkenbai (48kg) and Nursultan Altynbek (54kg) also bagged gold.
