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| July 15, 2006 | Saturday | Jumadi-ul-Sani 18, 1427 |
Gold for Mehr, Asghar as Pakistan emerge champions
KARACHI, July 14: Pakistan were declared champions of the Green Hill Cup with 27 points while Uzbekistan finished runners-up at KPT Sports Complex on Friday.
Pakistan won two gold, two silver and three bronze medals, while Uzbekistan clinched two gold, one silver and seven bronze. Korea, having 26 points, settled for third place.
Member jury Ghulam Hussain Patni said chairman jury Kamel Shabib had applied International Boxing Association (AIBA) rules to determine the winners.
“A boxer who won his first fight was given one point, two points for second win, and three points for the third point.
But since Pakistan and Uzbekistan were tied at 27 points each, medals were also considered. Since Pakistan had one silver medal more than Uzbekistan, they were declared winners,” Ghulam told Dawn.
Pakistan had mixed fortune on the final day of the competition when featherweight Meherullah and lightweight Asghar Ali Shah clasped gold medals, while bantamweight Abid Ali and light-welterweight Faisal Kareem lost.
Pakistan medal hope Mehrullah had a close shave when he barely managed a 28-27 victory Korea Lee Do Jae to win featherweight gold.
The bout started with a close contest between the two as Pakistani led 5-4. Mehrullah broke sweat in the second round as the Korean dominated the proceedings with a better show as he pounded the local star to lead 14-11.
Although Mehrullah stepped up pressure on his Korean rival in the second round, he was still facing stiff resistance as Jae traded a volley of punches to lead the round 25-24.
It was in the final round that Mehrullah seemed to have scored some points but not before a gallant show of boxing by the Korean who finally lost 27-28.
It was entirely a different story when another Pakistan medal hope Asghar Ali Shah outpunched Syrian Yaser Shekhan 33-21.
Asghar dominated the proceedings as he started the bout with a powerful right which floored the Syrian who recovered after recieiving eight mandatory counts. Asghar continued to display his boxing skills as he led 7-2.
Shekhan fought back in the second round and was too aggressive but could not face Asghar’s technical skills as the Pakistani led 16-10.
Syrian once again showed aggression in the third round as he bocked Asghar swinging punches. But it could not produce positive results for the Syrian who trailed 16-24 at the end of third round.
While the Syrian was ferocious and used aggressive tactics, Asghar kept his cool and scored some vital points to win the encounter 33-21.
Abid lost to Joan Tipon of Philippines 20-28, although he showed spark in the opening round.
The Pakistani prevailed over Tipon in the first round as he led 4-3 but was on the defensive in the following round as Tipon showed aggression to secure precious points and led 12-11.
Despite having better reach, Abid could not deliver in the third round, although Tipon was avoiding contact with the Pakistani. Tipon led the third round 20-15 after scoring some vital points.
Abid was thrashed in the final round as Tipon unleashed a salvo of powerful punches and a combination of left-right to win 28-20.
Korea’s Shin Myung-Hoon was merciless in thrashing Fasial 31-23. Domintaing the clash from theoutset, the Koream started clobbering Faisal in the opening round, although the local boxers showed offered some resistance in the dying moments of the round. The Korean lead the round 18-14.
Faisal seemed to have recoevered in the second round but Myung-Hoon again became the 27-20 winner of the round.
The Korean walked away a deserved winner when he dominated the final round with some accurate punches.
Results (finals)
Light-flyweight: Hong Moo-Won (Korea) bt Harry Tanamor (Philippines) 33-18. Wael Slaiman (Syria) and Sadegm Faragzabh (Iran) (bronze).
Flyweight: Lee Ok-Sung (Korea) bt Violito Payla (Philippines) bt 37-17 OC/III. Holmuratov Ulugbek (Uzbekistan) and Noor Badshah (Pakistan Whites) (bronze).
Bantamweight: Joan Tipon (Philippines) bt Abid Ali (Pakistan Greens) 28-20. Doniyovov Tulashboy (Uzbekistan) and Han Soon-Chul (Korea) (bronze).
Featherweight: Mehrullah (Pakistan Greens) bt Lee Do Jae (Korea) 28-27. Sulonov Bahodirjon (Uzbekistan) and Teengthong (Thailand) (bronze).
Lightweight: Asghar Ali Shah (Pakistan Greens) bt Yaser Shekhan (Syria) 33-21. Wang Yizui (China) and Suvankulov Janhongir (Uzbekistan) (bronze).
Light-welterweight: Shin Myung-Hoon (Korea) bt Faisal Kareem (Pakistan Greens) 31-23. Abdullah Wahaba (Syria) and Mahmudov Dilshod (Uzbekistan) (bronze).
Welterweight: Bashirov Aliasker (Turkmenistan) bt Yunusov Bohzodbek (Uzbekistan) 39-27. Samat Payuha (Thailand) and Mohammed Satarpaor (Iran).
Middleweight: Abdurahmonov Sherzod (Uzbekistan) bt Homauon Amerei (Iran) 39-32. Allah Bukhsh (Pakistan Greens) and Ivano Del Monti (Italy) (bronze).
Light-heavyweight: Muhdei Ghorbanei (Iran) bt Lei Yuping (Shina) 40-25. Sayed Abdelhalim (Egypt) and Rama Singh (India) (bronze).
Heavyweight: Ali Mazahaeri (Iran) bt Somar Gason (Syria) 53-26. Matchanov Jasur (Uzbekistan) and Salem Al Shammary (Kuwait) (bronze).
Super-heavyweight: Rustam Saidov (Uzbekistan0 bt Akbarov Nijat (Azerbaijan) walkover. Ahmed Wattar (Syria) and Muzaffar Iqbal (Pakistan Greens) (bronze).
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