The first WBC Amateur Turksoy championship belts will be played in the fall of 2024 in Turkestan among boxers aged 15-16 years, Liter.kz reports.
Heads of professional boxing federations of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan, member of the WBC governing council Oksana Seminishina, Secretary General of the international organization TURKSOY Sultan Raev and honorary president of the KFPB Serik Konakbaev took part in the Summit on the occasion of the establishment of new championship belts that will be awarded winners of the WBC Amateur Turksoy tournament. They also signed the corresponding document on its launch.
Before the establishment of WBC Amateur Turksoy, a pilot WBC Amateur Kazakhstan tournament was held last year with the participation of 500 guys competing in 5 weight categories.
The position of the tournament is still at the approval stage. But it is preliminary known that, first, national tournaments will be held in each country, the winners of which will compete in the final stage, consisting of quarter-finals, semi-finals and finals. A draw will take place and the best will be identified according to the Olympic elimination system.
In Kazakhstan, the tournament was held among boxers 15-16 years old, they boxed in helmets, 4 rounds of 2 minutes, the judges watched the blows. Our main mission is to protect the health of boxers; we constantly monitor this at all levels and at all ages. As for the WBC Amateur Turksoy, this year the finals are planned in 7 weight categories among boxers 15-16 years old. In general, we will have a total of 34 weight categories, divided into two age categories: 13-14 years and 15-16 years, the final part will last 3 days,” said Bolat Mankenov, Secretary General of the Kazakhstan Professional Boxing Federation of Kazakhstan.
Oksana Semenishina noted that this tournament for new belts involves the unification of all Turkic countries for a common goal – the development of boxing in particular and sports in general. And with the establishment of the tournament, the countries of the Turkic world will begin to interact even more deeply, given the popularity of boxing in all TURKSOY participating states.
