MMA Rising – Ai Takahashi To Face Rio Kamikaze On June 3 ShootBox Card

Ai Takahashi

By Rob Sargent - MMARising.com

Shoot Boxing Japan Women’s Flyweight Champion Ai Takahashi looks to rebound from a non-title defeat in February when she returns to action at Shoot Boxing 2012: “Road To S-Cup, Act.3” on June 3rd in Tokyo, Japan. Takahashi faces off against Rio Kamikaze in a matchup announced today.

The bout between Takahashi and Kamikaze is the second of two semi-final fights in the “2012 Girls S-Cup 53.5” tournament. The winner advances on to face teen prospect Mizuki Inoue in the S-Cup finals in August. Inoue upset Takahashi on February 5th and defeated Mina in her semi-final matchup…

Read the complete article at MMARising.com

AIBA World Championships Final Day Live Results

Courtesy Getty Images

Three of Team USA’s fighters will hope to become world amateur boxing champions as they head into the finals of the AIBA World Women’s Boxing Tournament –  Raquel Miller (69 kg), Franchon Crews (81 kg), and Tiara Brown (57 kg).

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48 KG Finals - Josie GABUCO (PHI) def. Shiqi XU (CHN) 10-9 

Bronze - Svetlana GNEVANOVA (RUS) & Nazym KYZAYBAY (KAZ) 

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51 kg finals - Cancan REN (CHN)  def. Nicola ADAMS (ENG) 14-10

Bronze – Karolina Anna MICHALCZUK (POL) & Elena Savelyeva (RUS) 

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54 KG Finals -Alexandra KULESHOVA (RUS) def .Terry GORDINI (ITA) 16-10

Bronze - Christina CRUZ (USA) & Ke Jian LIU (CHN) 

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57 kg Finals - Tiara BROWN (USA) def. Sandra KRUK (POL) 24-12

Bronze - Svetlana STANEVA (BUL) & Lisa Jane WHITESIDE (ENG)

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60 kg Finals - Katie Taylor (IRL) def. Sofya OCHIGAVA (RUS) 11-7

Bronze – Mavzuna CHORIEVA (TJK) & Natasha JONAS (ENG)

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64 kg finals – Kyong Ok PAK (PRK) def. Magdalena Ewa STELMACH (POL) 10-4 

Bronze – Mikaela Mayer (USA) & Daria ABRAMOVA (RUS)

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69 kg finals – Maria BADULINA (UKR) def. Raquel E. MILLER (USA) 14-8

Bronze -  Marichelle JONG (NED) & Irina Poteyeva (RUS)

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75 kg finals - Savannah MARSHALL (ENG) def. Elena VYSTROPOVA (AZE) 17-5

Bronze - Anna Rosalie Eleonora LAURELL (SWE)  & Nadezda TORLOPOVA (RUS) 

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81 kg finals - Meiqing YUAN (CHN) def. Franchon CREWS (USA) 18-11

Bronze - Svetlana KOSOVA (RUS) & Timea NAGY (HUN)

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Heavyweight finals - Yunfei LI (CHN) def. Yuldus MAMATKULOVA (KAZ) 21-13

Bronze -  Irina SINETSKAYA (RUS) & KAVITA (IND)

AIBA World Championships Day 6 Live Results

It is the semi-finals of the AIBA tournament and five members of Team USA are two wins away for championships - Christina Cruz (54 kg), Raquel Miller (69 kg), Franchon Crews (81 kg), Tiara Brown (57 kg), and Mikaela Mayer (64 kg).

Also Team USA’s Claressa Shields’s hopes of going to London lies in the hands of England’s Savannah Marshall. If Marshall wins, Shields will qualify for the Olympics.

All the final matches will take place Saturday May 19

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48 kg

• Shiqi XU (CHN) def. Nazym KYZAYBAY (KAZ) 17-10
• Josie GABUCO (PHI) def. Svetlana GNEVANOVA (RUS) 12-7

48 KG Finals - Shiqi XU (CHN) vs. Josie GABUCO (PHI)

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54 kg

• Terry GORDINI (ITA) def. Christina CRUZ (USA) 11-7 
• Alexandra KULESHOVA (RUS) def. Ke Jian LIU (CHN) 19-10

54 KG Finals - Terry GORDINI (ITA) vs. Alexandra KULESHOVA (RUS)

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60 kg

• Katie Taylor (IRL) def. Mavzuna CHORIEVA (TJK) 16-6
• Sofya OCHIGAVA (RUS) def. Natasha JONAS (ENG) 18-10

60 kg Finals - Katie Taylor (IRL) vs. Sofya OCHIGAVA (RUS)
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69 kg

• Maria BADULINA (UKR) def. Marichelle JONG (NED) 18-10 
• Raquel E. MILLER (USA) def. Irina Poteyeva (RUS) 13-10

69 kg finals – Maria BADULINA (UKR) vs. Raquel E. MILLER (USA)
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81 kg

• Meiqing YUAN (CHN) def. Svetlana KOSOVA (RUS) 23-13
• Franchon CREWS (USA) def. Timea NAGY (HUN) 22-8

81 kg finals - Meiqing YUAN (CHN) vs. Franchon CREWS (USA)
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Heavyweight

• Yunfei LI (CHN) def. Irina SINETSKAYA (RUS) 25-15
• Yuldus MAMATKULOVA (KAZ) def. KAVITA (IND) 15-9

Heavyweight finals - Yunfei LI (CHN) vs. Yuldus MAMATKULOVA (KAZ) 
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51 kg

• Cancan REN (CHN) def.  Karolina Anna MICHALCZUK (POL) 27-18
• Nicola ADAMS (ENG) def. Elena Savelyeva (RUS) 11-6

51 kg finals - Cancan REN (CHN)  vs. Nicola ADAMS (ENG) 

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57 kg

• Tiara BROWN (USA) def.  Svetlana Kamenova STANEVA (BUL) 22-14
• Sandra KRUK (POL) def. Lisa Jane WHITESIDE (ENG) 26-16

57 kg Finals - Tiara BROWN (USA) vs. Sandra KRUK (POL) 
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64 kg

• Magdalena Ewa STELMACH (POL) def. Daria ABRAMOVA (RUS) 14-10

• Kyong Ok PAK (PRK) def. Mikaela Mayer (USA) 25-24

64 kg finals - Magdalena Ewa STELMACH (POL) vs. Kyong Ok PAK (PRK)

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75 kg

• Elena VYSTROPOVA (AZE) (a) def. Anna Rosalie Eleonora LAURELL (SWE) 16-15

• Savannah MARSHALL (ENG) (a) def. Nadezda TORLOPOVA (RUS) 18-10 **

75 kg finals - Elena VYSTROPOVA (AZE) vs. Savannah MARSHALL (ENG)

(a) Having lasted the longest in the tournament from the European region, Elena Vystropova of Azerbaijan and Savannah Marshall of England qualify for the London Olympics

** With Marshall’s wins, Team USA’s Claressa Shields qualifies for the Olympics.

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DSQ – Disqualified

RSC – Referee Stops Contest

RSCI – Referee Stops Contest due to injury

RET – Retired

TBS – Tie Break Scoring

WO – Walk over

Current Qualification Situation for the London Olympic Women’s Boxing

Claressa Shields Courtesy NBC Olympics

There has been a lot of confusion on how the world’s female boxer will qualify for the Olympics. In an article we did a few weeks ago, we broke down the quota system for each of the five regions. Coming into the semi-finals of the AIBA tournament there is still a bit of confusion on who exactly has qualified and who will gain the open spots not decided by the tournaments.

First, let’s tackle who has qualified for the Olympics via who lasted longest at the AIBA tournaments:

51 kg

Europe (3 spots)

• Elena Savelyeva (RUS)
• Karolina Michalczuk (POL)
• Nicola Adams (GBR)

Asia (2 spots)

• Ren Cancan (CHN)
• TBD

Americas (2 spots)

• Marlen Esparza (USA)
• Karlha Magliocco (VEN)

Africa (1 spot)

• Maroua Rahali (TUN)

Oceania (1 spot)

• Siona Fernandez (NZL)

60 kg

Europe (3 spots)

• Katie Taylor (IRL)
• Sofya Ochigava (RUS)
• Natasha Jonas (GBR)

Asia ( 2 spots)

• Mavzuna Chorieva (TJK)
• TBD

Americas (1 spots)

• Adriana Araújo (BRA)

Africa (1 spot)

• Rim Jouini (TUN)

Oceania (1 spot)

• Alexis Pritchard (NZL)

75 kg

Europe (3 spots)

• TBD
• TBD
• TBD

Asia (1 spots)

• TBD

Americas (2 spots)

• TBD
• TBD

Africa (1 spot)

• Edith Agu-Ogoke (NGR)

Oceania (1 spot)

• Naomi Fischer-Rasmussen (AUS)

You will notice that there are still a lot of spots to be decided, especially in the 75 kg division. When several of each regions’ boxers were eliminated in the same round, these left vacancies in guaranteed spots.

In the 75 kg division especially, all of the American region representatives were eliminated in round 2, which made for an interesting scenario for qualification. Simply put, the person each American regional boxer lost to is basically representing them and if their representative losses, they are out of contention.

The five Americas’ fighters in the 75 kg divsion (and their “representatives”)

• Mary Spenser (CAN) => Eleonora Laurell (SWE)
• Francelis Paez (VEN) => Liliya Durnyeva (UKR) (Who has since been eliminated)
• Jenebier Gullen (DOM) => Maria Fidura (POL) (Who has since been eliminated)
• Roseli Feitosa (BRA) => Elena Vystropova (AZE)
•  Claressa Shileds (USA) => Savannah Marshall (ENG)

In a nutshell, if Savannah Marshall of England wins Friday, Shields is in the Olympics.

Our honest opinion is that they should have just did a five person mini-tournament to select the qualifiers.

We still don’t have any official criteria for the selection process for the other open spots; as well as the Tripartite Selection committee invitations.  The invites are only one for each weight class per region with the exception of the African region’s 51 kg weight class – which has no invites.

U.S. boxer Queen Underwood, who was eliminated outright from the guaranteed 60 kg spot, is the highest ranked boxer in the America region at that weight, and has lasted the second longest in the tournament. There is no way to know if this will matter to the committee.

Our hope for 2016 is that they expand to 16 fighters and they simplify the process for women to qualify. If the AIBA can have 32 women duke it out for a world championship, why can’t the Olympics?

AIBA World Championships Day 6 Live Results

Marlen Esparza

All of Team USA that are still involved in tournaments will be action today as USA Olympic team member Marlen Esparza will work towards winning a world title before heading to London.

Also in action - Mikaela Mayer (64 kg), Christina Cruz (54 kg), Franchon Crews (81 kg), Raquel Miller (69 kg) and Tiara Brown (57 kg) in quater final action in their respective tournaments.

All semi-finals will take place Friday May 18 

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48 kg

• Shiqi XU (CHN) def. Myong Sim KIM (PRK) 8-6
• Nazym KYZAYBAY (KAZ) def. Lydia BOUSSADIA (FRA) 23-15
  • Semi-finals - XU (CHN) vs.  KYZAYBAY (KAZ) 

• Josie GABUCO (PHI) def. Kim Klavel (CAN) 21-15
• Svetlana GNEVANOVA (RUS) def. Pinki JANGRA (IND) 13-11
  • Semi-finals - GABUCO (PHI) vs.  GNEVANOVA (RUS)

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54 kg

• Christina CRUZ (USA) def. Sopida SATUMRUM (THA) 20-19 
• Terry GORDINI (ITA) def. Alice Kate APARRI (PHI) 10-10 TBS
  • Semi-finals - CRUZ (USA) vs. GORDINI (ITA)

• Ke Jian LIU (CHN) def. Sandra DRABIK (POL) 17-10
• Thi Hanh LUU (VIE) def. Alexandra KULESHOVA (RUS) 26-8
  • Semi-finals - LIU (CHN) vs. LUU (VIE)

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60 kg

• Katie Taylor (IRL) (a) def. Mihaela LACATUS (ROU) WO
• Mavzuna CHORIEVA (TJK) def. Estelle MOSSELY (FRA) 20-12
  • Semi-finals - Taylor (IRL)  vs. CHORIEVA (TJK) 

• Sofya OCHIGAVA (RUS) (a) def. Adriana ARAUJO (BRA) 14-6
• Natasha JONAS (ENG) (a) def. Ingrid EGNER (NOR) 25-22
  • Semi-finals - OCHIGAVA (RUS)  vs. JONAS (ENG)

(a) Having lasted the longest in the tournament from the European region, Katie Taylor of Ireland, Sofya Ochigava of Russia, and Natasha Jonas of England qualify for the Olympics.  

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69 kg

• Marichelle JONG (NED) def. Kaye SCOTT (AUS) 21-9
• Mariia BADULINA (UKR) def. Malika GONTHIER-SILVA (FRA) 15-6
  • Semi-finals - JONG (NED)  vs. BADULINA (UKR)

• Raquel E. MILLER (USA) def. Bilgehan KARABULUT (TUR) 11-5
• Irina Poteyeva (RUS) vs. Dong Mei WANG (CHN) 11-9
  • Semi-finals - MILLER (USA) vs. Poteyeva (RUS) 

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81 kg

• Meiqing YUAN (CHN) def. Sennur DEMIR (TUR) 18-9
• Svetlana KOSOVA (RUS) def. Andreia De OLIVEIRA BANDEIRA (BRA) 20-13
  • Semi-finals - YUAN (CHN) vs. KOSOVA (RUS)

• Franchon CREWS (USA) def. Dariga SHAKIMOVA (KAZ) 30-12
• Timea NAGY (HUN) def. Lalremliani JENNY (IND) 18-11
  • Semi-finals - CREWS (USA) vs. NAGY (HUN)

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Heavyweight

• Yunfei LI (CHN) def. Danijela VERNIC (CRO) 20-2
• Irina SINETSKAYA (RUS) def. Petra SZATMARI (HUN) RET round 2
  • Semi-finals – LI (CHN) vs. SZATMARI (HUN)

• Yuldus MAMATKULOVA (KAZ) def. Kateryna SHAMBIR (UKR) DSQ round 3 
• KAVITA (IND) def. Semsi YARALI (TUR) 15-14
  • Semi-finals - MAMATKULOVA (KAZ) vs. KAVITA (IND)

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51 kg

• Cancan REN (CHN) (b) def. Marlen ESPARZA (USA) 16-8
• Karolina Anna MICHALCZUK (POL) (c) def. Stoyka Z. PETROVA (BUL) 27-12 
  • Semi-finals - REN (CHN) vs. MICHALCZUK (POL) 

• Elena Savelyeva (RUS) (c) def. Hye Song KIM (PRK) 11-5
• Nicola ADAMS (ENG) (c) def. Mery Kom Hmangte CHUNGNEIJANG (IND) 13-11 
  • Semi-finals – Savelyeva (RUS) vs. ADAMS (ENG)

(b) Cancan Ren of China, having lasted the longest in the tournament from the Asian region, takes one of the two guaranteed Asian spots in the Olympics

(c) Having lasted the longest in the tournament from the European region, Karolina Anna Michalczuk of Poland, Elena Savelyeva of Russia, and Nicola ADAMS of England, qualify for the Olympics.  

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57kg

• Tiara BROWN (USA) def. Jian Qin (CHN) 23-22
• Svetlana Kamenova STANEVA (BUL) def. Kil OK KIM (PRK) 25-15
  • Semi-finals - BROWN (USA)  vs. STANEVA (BUL) 

• Lisa Jane WHITESIDE (ENG) vs. Iuliia TSYPLAKOVA (UKR) 25 – 19
• Sandra KRUK (POL) def. Maiva HAMADOUCHE (FRA) 33-22
  • Semi-finals  - WHITESIDE (ENG) vs. KRUK (POL) 

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64 kg

• Magdalena Ewa STELMACH (POL) def. Uyanga ERDENESOYOL (MGL) 17-10
• Daria ABRAMOVA (RUS) def. Patricia BERGHULT SVENSSON (SWE) 17-15
  • Semi-finals - STELMACH (POL) vs. ABRAMOVA (RUS)

• Kyong Ok PAK (PRK) def. Shelley WATTS (AUS) 26-13
• Mikaela Mayer (USA) def. Meena RANI (IND) 27-10
  • Semi-finals - PAK (PRK) vs. Mayer (USA)

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75 kg

• Anna Rosalie Eleonora LAURELL (SWE) (d) def. Andrea STROHMAYER (GER) 24-8
• Elena VYSTROPOVA (AZE) (e) def. Liliya DURNYEVA (UKR) 12-5
  • Semi-finals - LAURELL (SWE) vs. VYSTROPOVA (AZE)

• Savannah MARSHALL (ENG) def. Jinzi LI (CHN) 20-8
• Nadezda TORLOPOVA (RUS) def. Marina VOLNOVA (KAZ) 19-11 
  • Semi-finals - MARSHALL (ENG) vs. TORLOPOVA (RUS) 

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DSQ – Disqualified

RSC – Referee Stops Contest

RSCI – Referee Stops Contest due to injury

RET – Retired

TBS – Tie Break Scoring

WO – Walk over

AIBA World Championships Day 5 Live Results

Marlen Esparza Courtesy Getty Images

In Tuesday’s action, Marlen Espraza (51 kg) and Queen Underwood (60 kg) will try to keep their Olympic dreams alive. Christina Cruz (54 kg) will continue her run at a world title; and we’ll get to see Alexandra Love (48 kg) and Mikaela Mayer (64 kg) start their run for AIBA tournament titles.

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48 kg

• Shiqi XU (CHN) def. Lynsey HOLDAWAY (WAL) 20-9
• Myong Sim KIM (PRK) def. Chuthamat RAKSAT (THA) 12-5
  • Quarterfinals - XU (CHN) vs. KIM (PRK) 

• Lydia BOUSSADIA (FRA) def. Thi Nguyen (VIE) 19-7
• Nazym KYZAYBAY (KAZ)  def. Alexandra LOVE (USA) 20-19
  • Quarterfinals -  BOUSSADIA (FRA) vs. KYZAYBAY (KAZ)  

• Josie GABUCO (PHI) def. Bolortuul TUMURKHUYAG (MGL) DSQ round 2
• Kim Klavel (CAN) def. Derya AKTOP (TUR) 17-10
  • Quarterfinals – GABUCO (PHI) vs. Kim Klavel (CAN)

• Pinki JANGRA (IND) def. Lidia Ion (ROU) 26-16
•  Svetlana GNEVANOVA (RUS) def. Madoka WADA (JPN) 19-9
  • Quarterfinals - JANGRA (IND) vs. GNEVANOVA (RUS) 

The 48 KG quarterfinals will take place Wednesday May 16 

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51 kg

• Cancan REN (CHN) def. Azlze NIMANI (GER) 13-7
• Marlen ESPARZA (USA) (a) def. Thi Duyen LUU (VIE) 28-13
  • Quarterfinals - REN (CHN) vs. ESPARZA (USA)

• Stoyka Z. PETROVA (BUL) def. Sarah OURAHMOUNE (FRA) 21-15
•  Karolina Anna MICHALCZUK (POL) def. Ceire Rose Smith (IRE) 23-7 RSC round 2
  • Quarterfinals - PETROVA (BUL) vs. MICHALCZUK (POL)

• Elena Savelyeva (RUS) def. Jana JURANOVA (CZE) 35-2
• Hye Song KIM (PRK) def. Erika MATOS (BRA) 12-8
  • Quarter finals – Savelyeva (RUS) vs.  KIM (PRK)

• Mery Kom Hmangte CHUNGNEIJANG (IND) def. Marielle Vermedal HANSEN (NOR) 18-6
• Nicola ADAMS (ENG) def. Karla MAGLIOCCO (VEN) 20-7
  • Quarterfinals - CHUNGNEIJANG (IND) vs. ADAMS (ENG)

(a) Marlen Esparza of the USA qualifies for the Olympics being one of the two that lasted longest in the tournament from the American region at this weight

The 51 KG quarterfinals will take place Wednesday May 16 

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54 kg

• Sopida SATUMRUM (THA) def. Delphine MANCINI (FRA) 17-6 
• Christina CRUZ (USA) def. Shakhnoza KHUJANIYOZOVA (UZB) 14-10
  • Quarterfinals - SATUMRUM (THA) vs. CRUZ (USA) 

• Terry GORDINI (ITA) def. Csilla NEMEDI-VARGA (HUN) DSQ round 3 
• Alice Kate APARRI (PHI) def. Nilmini JAYASINGHE (SRI) 16-8
  • Quarterfinals - GORDINI (ITA) vs. APARRI (PHI)

• Ke Jian LIU (CHN) def .Vicky PELLETIER (CAN) 19-10
• Sandra DRABIK (POL) def. Chernaka JOHNSON (AUS) 22-9 
  • Quarterfinals - LIU (CHN) vs. DRABIK (POL) 

• Alexandra KULESHOVA (RUS) def. Elena WALENDZIK (GER) 18-9
• Thi Hanh LUU (VIE) def. (Free) 18-5
  • Quarterfinals - KULESHOVA (RUS) vs. LUU (VIE)

The 54 KG quarterfinals will take place Wednesday May 16 

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60 kg

• Katie Taylor (IRL) def. Saida KHASSENOVA (KAZ) 208- RSC round 3 
• Mihaela LACATUS (ROU) def. Denitsa ELISEEVA (BUL) 17-14
  • Quarterfinals - Taylor (IRL) vs. LACATUS (ROU)

• Mavzuna CHORIEVA (TJK) (b) def. Antonina SHEVCHENKO (KGZ) 10-2 RSC round 2
• Estelle MOSSELY (FRA) def. Tassamalee THONGJAN (THA) 13-11
  • Quarterfinals - CHORIEVA (TJK) vs. MOSSELY (FRA) 

•  Sofya OCHIGAVA (RUS) def. Cheng DONG (CHN) 8-7
• Adriana ARAUJO (BRA) (c) def. Yong Sim RYU (PRK) 17-14 
  • Quarterfinals - OCHIGAVA (RUS) vs. ARAUJO (BRA)

• Ingrid EGNER (NOR) def. Quanita Lee UNDERWOOD (USA) 26-25
•  Natasha JONAS (ENG) def. Laishram SARITA DEVI (IND) 25-22
  • Quarterfinals - EGNER (NOR) vs. JONAS (ENG)

(b) Mavzuna CHORIEVA of  Tajikistan qualifies for the Olympics being one of the two that lasted longest in the tournament from Asia at this weight

(c) Adriana ARAUJO of  Brazil qualifies for the Olympics being the one that lasted longest in the tournament from American region at this weight

The 60 KG quarterfinals will take place Wednesday May 16 

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64 kg

• Uyanga ERDENESOYOL (MGL) def. GAMZE BASAR (TUR) 31-22 
• Magdalena Ewa STELMACH (POL) def. Yana SYDOR (UKR) 11-12
  • Quarterfinals - ERDENESOYOL (MGL) vs. STELMACH (POL)

• Daria ABRAMOVA (RUS) def. Qiao CUI (CHN) 19-11
• Patricia BERGHULT SVENSSON (SWE) def. SHARIPOVA (KAZ) 24-11
  • Quarterfinals - ABRAMOVA (RUS) vs. SVENSSON (SWE)

• Kyong Ok PAK (PRK) def. Rosilaine Silvia (BRA) 21-18
• Shelley WATTS (AUS) def. Thi Hein LE (VIE) 22-10
  • Quarterfinals - PAK (PRK)  vs. WATTS (AUS)

•  Meena RANI (IND) def. Marija STOJANOVIC (SRB) 21-9
• Mikaela Mayer (USA) def. Laura MATTHEWS (NZL) 34-13
  • Quarterfinals - RANI (IND) vs. Mayer (USA) 

The 64 KG quarterfinals will take place Wednesday May 16 

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75 kg

• Anna Rosalie Eleonora LAURELL (SWE) def. Maria FIDURA (POL) 24-14
• Andrea STROHMAYER (GER) def. Shizuyo YAMASAKI (JPN) RSC Round 1
  • Quarterfinals - LAURELL (SWE) vs. STROHMAYER (GER)

• Liliya DURNYEVA (UKR) def. Flora Shen (TPE) 7-2 RSC Round 1
• Elena VYSTROPOVA (AZE) def. Luminita TURCHIN (ROU) 10-2 RSC Round 2
  • Quarterfinals - DURNYEVA (UKR) vs. VYSTROPOVA (AZE)

• Jinzi LI (CHN) def. Sudaporn SEESONDEE (THA) 14-4
• Savannah MARSHALL (ENG) def. Lotte LEIN (NOR) 13-2
  • Quarterfinals - LI (CHN) vs. MARSHALL (ENG) 

•  Marina VOLNOVA (KAZ) def. Mireille FONTIJIN (NED) 19-18
• Nadezda TORLOPOVA (RUS) def. Naomi FISCHER (AUS)  3-1 RSC round 1
  • Quarterfinals - VOLNOVA (KAZ)  vs. TORLOPOVA (RUS)

The 75 KG quarterfinals will take place Wednesday May 16 

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DSQ – Disqualified

RSC – Referee Stops Contest

RSCI – Referee Stops Contest due to injury

RET – Retired

TBS – Tie Break Scoring

Three More Female Bouts Added to WCK Muaythai Champion of Champions

What has become the most anticipated fight in women’s kickboxing history has turned into one of the best sets of women’s kickboxing fights this year.

As announced last month, the long awaited match between the top female kickboxer in the world, the U.S.’s Miriam Nakamoto and the U.K.’s Julie Kitchen, is set for August 18 at the Pala Casino in San Diego for Kitchen’s WCK title. The WCK announced this weekend they have added three other female fights on the card, including another title fight.

• WBC World Champion Tiana Caverly of Australia will defend her title against Jemyma Betrian of The Netherlands
• Southern California’s own Tiffany Van Soest will take on Scotland’s Hilary Mack
• MMA veteran Lena Ovchynnikova of the Ukraine will take on USA’s Emily Bearden.

WCK Muaythai Champion of Champions will take place Aug. 18 at the Pala Casino Spa Resort in San Diego, CA. Tickets are available at the casino box office or call the WCK ticket hotline – 877-446-7962.

Tiffany Van Soest Continues Run in Kickboxing

Courtesy B & P Photography

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One of the female kickboxers on the rise racked up another win at Lion’s Promotions in Vegas this past weekend.

Tiffany Van Soest defeated Heidi Otterbein by unanimous decision in what saw Van Soest out maneuver and out class Otterbein. Van Sioest took all five founds on each of the judge’s score cards. Van Soest defeated Vivian Leung this past February in Vegas at Battle of the Dessert 5.

Also on Lion’s Promotion’s card Saturday, Genesis Bravo defeated Marie Choi by unanimous decision.

Van Soest’s next test will be in August, as she will take on Scotland’s Hilary Mack at WCK Muaythai Champion of Champions event at thr Pala Casino Spa and Resort in southern California.

AIBA World Championships Day 4 Live Results

Crews

Day four will have plenty of second round matches in the 57 kg,  60 kg, and 75 kg matches. Team USA’s Queen Underwood (60 kg) and Claressa Sheilds (75 kg) will continue their hopes to make it into the London Games. Also in action, USA’s Tiara Brown (57 kg) and the opening round of the 81 kg tournament featuring USA’s Franchon Crews.

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57 kg

• Tiara BROWN (USA) def. Mandakini Chanu KANGABAM (IND) 21-16
• Jian Qin (CHN) def. Chia-Ling Chen (TPE) 11-6
  • Quarterfinals –  BROWN (USA) vs. Qin (CHN)

• Svetlana Kamenova STANEVA (BUL) def. Saniya SULTANKYZY (KAZ) 10-6
• Kil OK KIM (PRK) def. Cynthia Andrea ROBLES DE LA TORRE (MEX) 21-12 
  • Quarterfinals –  STANEVA (BUL) vs. KIM (PRK)

• Lisa Jane WHITESIDE (ENG) def. Nana YOSHIKAWA (JPN) 19-6
• Iuliia TSYPLAKOVA (UKR) def. Melissa GUILLEMETTE (CAN) 19-16
  • Quarterfinals –  WHITESIDE (ENG) vs.  TSYPLAKOVA (UKR)

• Maiva HAMADOUCHE (FRA) def. Thi Vy VUONG (VIE) 32-12
• Sandra KRUK (POL) def. Victoria GURKOVICH (RUS) 24-19
  • Quarterfinals –   HAMADOUCHE (FRA) vs.  KRUK (POL) 

The 57 KG quarterfinals will take place Wednesday May 16 

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60 kg

• Katie Taylor (IRL) def. Rim JOUINI (TUN) (a) 19-6
• Saida KHASSENOVA (KAZ) def. Jennifer MIRANDA MAQUEDA (ESP) 19-12
  • Round 3 - Taylor (IRL)  vs. KHASSENOVA (KAZ) 

• Mihaela LACATUS (ROU) def. Chun-Chiu Hsueh (TPE) 16-9
• Denitsa ELISEEVA (BUL) def. Beata Szabo (HUN) 18-2
  • Round 3 - LACATUS (ROU) vs. ELISEEVA (BUL)

• Mavzuna CHORIEVA (TJK) def. Karolina GRACZYK (POL) 20-10
• Antonina SHEVCHENKO (KGZ) def. Tomoko Kugimiya (JPN) 16-12
  • Round 3 - CHORIEVA (TJK) vs. SHEVCHENKO (KGZ)

• Estelle MOSSELY (FRA) def. Julia IRMEN (GER) 12-1
• Tassamalee THONGJAN (THA) def. Marenda ROMINA (ITA) 13-10
  • Round 3 - MOSSELY (FRA) vs. THONGJAN (THA)

• Cheng DONG (CHN) def. Erika Rosalba CRUZ HERNANDEZ (MEX) 18-7 
• Sofya OCHIGAVA (RUS) def. Helena Elisabeth FALK (SWE) 17-8
  • Round 3 – DONG (CHN)  vs . FALK (SWE)

• Yong Sim RYU (PRK) def. Yeonji OH (KOR) 13-8
• Adriana ARAUJO (BRA) def. Mira POTKONEN (FIN) 25-16 
  • Round 3 - RYU (PRK) vs. ARAUJO (BRA)

• Quanita Lee UNDERWOOD (USA) def. Alexis PRITCHARD (NZL) (b) 28-9
• Ingrid EGNER (NOR) def. Oleksandra SYDORENKO (UKR) 23-15
  • Round 3 - UNDERWOOD (USA) vs. EGNER (NOR)

• Natasha JONAS (ENG) def. Sandra BRUEGGER (SUI) 23-11 
• Laishram SARITA DEVI (IND) def. Gulsum TATAR (TUR) 14-13
  • Round 3 -  JONAS (ENG) vs.  DEVI (IND)

(a) Rim JOUINI of Tunisia qualifies for the Olympics having gone the longest in the tournament from the African continent at this weight

(b) Alexis PRITCHARD of New Zealand qualifies for the Olympics having gone the longest in the tournament from the Oceania continent at this weight

Round 3 of the 57 KG tournament will take place Tuesday May 15

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81 kg

• Sennur DEMIR (TUR) def. Iryna KOMAR (UKR) 16-13
  • Quarterfinals – Yung (CHN) vs. DEMIR (TUR)

• Andreia De OLIVEIRA BANDEIRA (BRA) def. Beata Lesnik (POL) 15-10
  • Quarterfinals - BANDEIRA (BRA) vs. Kosova (RUS)

• Franchon CREWS (USA) def . Sabrina Arlette Jacqueline DELARUE (FRA) 22-8
  • Quarterfinals - CREWS (USA) vs. SHAKIMOVA (KAZ)   
•  Lalremliani JENNY (IND) def. Sarah SCHEURICH (GER) 11-10
  • Quarterfinals - NAGY (HUN) vs. JENNY (IND)

The 81 KG quarterfinals will take place Wednesday May 16 

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75 kg

• Anna Rosalie Eleonora LAURELL (SWE) def. Mary SPENSER (CAN) 18-11
• Maria FIDURA (POL) def. Jenebier GUILLEN (DOM) 13-11
  • Third round –  LAURELL (SWE) vs. FIDURA (POL)

• Shizuyo YAMASAKI (JPN) def. Shahnova NIZAMOVA (UZB) 18-16 RSC round 2
• Andrea STROHMAYER (GER) def. Maria KOVACS (HUN) 13-13 TBS
  • Third round - YAMASAKI (JPN) vs. STROHMAYER (GER)

• Liliya DURNYEVA (UKR) def. Francelis Dilmar CARMONA PAEZ (VEN) 
• Flora Shen (TPE) def. Claudia HEIJNS (RSA) 25-9 RSC round 3
  • Third round -DURNYEVA (UKR) vs. Shen (TPE)

• Luminita TURCHIN (ROU) def. Ashkhen SIMONYAN (ARM) 24-6 
• Elena VYSTROPOVA (AZE) def. Amaral FEITOSA (BRA) 17-12
  • Third round - TURCHIN (ROU) vs. VYSTROPOVA (AZE) 

• Jinzi LI (CHN) def. Erika GUERRIER (FRA) 20-8
• Sudaporn SEESONDEE (THA) def Thi Nhung LE (VIE) 20:6
  • Third Round -  LI (CHN) vs.  SEESONDEE (THA)

• Lotte LEIN (NOR) def. Elizabeth ANDIEGO (KEN) 17-14
• Savannah MARSHALL (ENG) def. Claressa Maria SHIELDS (USA) 14-8 
  • Third round - LEIN (NOR) vs. MARSHALL (ENG)

• Mireille FONTIJIN (NED) def. Hurricane DOYLE (NZL) 22-13 
• Marina VOLNOVA (KAZ) def. Elif GENERI (TUR) 11-10
  • Third round - FONTIJIN (NED) vs. VOLNOVA (KAZ)

• Naomi FISCHER (AUS)  (c) def. Shinhyeong KIM (KOR) 22-9
• Nadezda TORLOPOVA (RUS) def. Edith OGOKE (NGR) 25-10
  • Third round - FISCHER (AUS) vs. TORLOPOVA (RUS)

(c)  Namoi Fischer of Australia qualifies for the Olympics having gone the longest in the tournament from the Oceania continent at this weight

Round 3 of the 75 KG tournament will take place Tuesday May 15

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RSC – Referee Stops Contest

RSCI – Referee Stops Contest due to injury

RET – Retired

TBS – Tie Break Scoring

AIBA World Championships Day 3 Live Results

Esparza

Day 3 of the AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championships has five divisions competing; including the 51 kg Olympic Qualifying Tournament. USA Olympic hopeful Marlen Esparza (51 kg) will make her tournament debut today.

Also U.S.’s  Christina Cruz (54 kg) and Raquel E. Miller ( 69 kg) will be in action.

51 kg

• Cancan REN (CHN) def. Katalin ANCSIN (HUN) 16-4
• Azlze NIMANI (GER) def. Hanne Kristiina MAKINEN (FIN) 14-11
  • Third round – REN (CHN) vs. Azlze NIMANI (GER)

• Thi Duyen LUU (VIE) def. Christine ONGARE (KEN) * 21-6 
•  Marlen ESPARZA (USA) def. Pamela Paola BENAVIDEZ (ARG) 20-10
  • Third round -  LUU (VIE) vs. ESPARZA (USA)

• Sarah OURAHMOUNE (FRA) def. Tetyana KOB (UKR) 21-11
•  Stoyka Z. PETROVA (BUL) def. Valeria CALABRESE (ITA) 16-10
  • Third round - OURAHMOUNE (FRA) vs.  PETROVA (BUL) 

• Ceire Rose Smith (IRE) def.  Sarah-Joy Iris RAE  (JAM) 12-4
• Karolina Anna MICHALCZUK (POL) def. Sumeyra YAZICI (TUR) 16:14
  • Third round - Smith (IRE) vs.  MICHALCZUK (POL) 

• Elena Savelyeva (RUS) def. Meng-Chieh Pin (TPE) 19-8
• Jana JURANOVA (CZE) def. Nadia Joeunifer BARRIGA VILLARROEL (BOL) 17-10
  • Third round - Elena Savelyeva (RUS)  vs. Jana JURANOVA (CZE)

• Erika MATOS (BRA) def. Yeji KIM (KOR) 10-5
• Hye Song KIM (PRK) def. Steluta Duta (ROU) 17-8
  • Third round - Erika MATOS (BRA) vs. Hye Song KIM (PRK)

• Mery Kom Hmangte CHUNGNEIJANG (IND) def. Ayako MINOWA (JPN) 20-9
• Marielle Vermedal HANSEN (NOR) def. Zaida Judith ENRIQUEZ CEDILLO (Mex) 21-7
  • Third round - CHUNGNEIJANG (IND) vs. HANSEN (NOR)

• Karla MAGLIOCCO (VEN) def. Maroua RAHALI (TUN) 22-11
• Nicola ADAMS (ENG) def. Yana LEVANKOVA (BLR) 91-7
  • Third round MAGLIOCCO (VEN) vs. ADAMS (ENG)

(a) – Kenya’s Christine ONGARE guaranteed spot in Olympics having went furthest for the African region

All 51 kg third round matches will take place on May 15

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54 kg

• Delphine MANCINI (FRA) def. Ayse TAS (TUR) 20-16
• Sopida SATUMRUM (THA) def. Ivanna KRUPENIA (UKR) 7-7 RSC
  • Second round – MANCINI (FRA) vs. Sopida SATUMRUM (THA)

• Shakhnoza KHUJANIYOZOVA (UZB) def. Shora REZAIE JAHRONI (NOR) 10-0 RSC
• Christina CRUZ (USA) def. Nicole Corine MICHEL (SUI) 22-8 
  • Second Round - KHUJANIYOZOVA (UZB) vs. CRUZ (USA)

• Csilla NEMEDI-VARGA (HUN) def. Juliana Christina SODERSTROM (SWE) 14-12
• Terry GORDINI (ITA) def. Jenna PUURUNEN (FIN) 14-10
  •  Second round - NEMEDI-VARGA (HUN) vs.  GORDINI (ITA)

• Nilmini JAYASINGHE (SRI) def. Lital Hana ZASTLIN (ISR) 18-11
• Alice Kate APARRI (PHI) def. Clélia MARQUES DaCosta (BRA) 15-11
  • Second Round - JAYASINGHE (SRI) vs. APARRI (PHI)

• Ke Jian LIU (CHN) def. Gulzhan AKIMOVA (KAZ) 15-6
• Vicky PELLETIER (CAN) def. Debora RENGIFO (VEN) 23-15
  • Second round – LIU (CHN) vs. Vicky PELLETIER (CAN)

• Chernaka JOHNSON (AUS) def. Ruth ODONGO (KEN) 22-12
• Sandra DRABIK (POL) def. Sadaf RAHIMI (AFG) RSC
  • Second round - JOHNSON (AUS) vs. DRABIK (POL)

• Elena WALENDZIK (GER) def. Sonia LATHER (IND) 18-19
• Alexandra KULESHOVA (RUS) def. Chinase FUJINO (JPN) 32-3 RSC round 3 
  • Second round - WALENDZIK (GER) vs. KULESHOVA (RUS)

• (Free) def. Denisa Amza (ROU) 21-11
• Thi Hanh LUU (VIE) def. Felice Shakiki GROVES (JAM) 25-7 
  • Second round – (Free) vs. LUU (VIE)

All 54 kg second round matches will take place on May 15

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48 kg

• Shiqi XU (CHN) def. Elin Joanna RONNLUND (SWE) 12-5
  • Second Round – XU (CHN) vs. Lynsey HOLDAWAY (WAL)

• Chuthamat RAKSAT (THA) def. Yu-Ting LIN (TPE) 13-8
• Myong Sim KIM (PRK) def. Anita BODE (HUN) 17-4
  • Second round –  RAKSAT (THA) vs. KIM (PRK)

• Lydia BOUSSADIA (FRA) def. Vladimira MALIKOVA (CZE) 25-6
  • Second round – Nguyen (VIE) vs. BOUSSADIA (FRA)

• Nazym KYZAYBAY (KAZ) def. L SCULLY (NZL) 15-2 RSC round 2 
  • Second round – LOVE (USA) vs. KYZAYBAY (KAZ)

• Josie GABUCO (PHI) def. Yairineth Del Carmen ALTUVE GONZALEZ (VEN) 24-13
  • Second round - TUMURKHUYAG (MGL) vs. GABUCO (PHI)
     
• Derya AKTOP (TUR) def. Shamila HUSAINZADA (AFG) RSC Round 1
  • Second round - AKTOP (TUR) vs. Klavel (CAN)

• Pinki JANGRA (IND) def. Mirela BARUDZIC (SRB) 18-1 RSC round 3
• Lidia Ion (ROU) def. Matluba KARIMOVA (TJK) 15-8
  • Second round - JANGRA (IND) vs. ION (ROU)

• Madoka WADA (JPN) def. Nataliya KNYAZ (UKR) 31-19
  • Second round - GNEVANOVA (RUS)  vs. WADA (JPN)

All 48 kg second round matches will take place on May 15

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64 KG

• GAMZE BASAR (TUR) def. Romana LASAN (CRO) RSC round 1 
  • Second round - ERDENESOYOL (MGL) vs. BASAR (TUR)

• Magdalena Ewa STELMACH (POL) def. Nurys Lorena SILVERA COLMENAREZ (VEN) 15-3 RSC round 2
• Yana SYDOR (UKR) def. Kanokwan TALUENGJIT (THA) 24-12
  • Second round - STELMACH (POL)  vs. SYDOR (UKR) 

• Daria ABRAMOVA (RUS) def. Laetitia Yvete Chantal CHEVALIER (FRA) 28-9
  • Second round – CUI (CHN) vs.  ABRAMOVA (RUS) 

• Patricia BERGHULT SVENSSON (SWE) def. Iulia NAVACIOIU (ROU) 25-10
  • Second Round - SHARIPOVA (KAZ) vs.  SVENSSON (SWE) 

• Kyong Ok PAK (PRK) def. Martina Schmoranzová (CZE) 24-7
  • Second round – Silvia (BRA) vs. PAK (PRK)

• Shelley WATTS (AUS) def. Sara KALI (CAN) 24-9
  • Second round – LE (VIE) vs. WATTS (AUS)

• Marija STOJANOVIC (SRB) def. Janina BONORDEN (GER) 20-15
• Meena RANI (IND) def. Nikolett CSOSZ (HUN) 24-9 RET Round 3
  
  • Second round –  RANI (IND) vs. STOJANOVIC (SRB)

• Laura MATTHEWS (NZL) def. Judit BARBOSA SOTELO (ESP) 38-16
  • Second Round – Joclin Mayer (USA) vs.  Laura MATTHEWS (NZL)

All 64 kg second round matches will take place on May 15

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69 kg

• Marichelle JONG (NED) def. Neetu (IND) 14-8
• Kaye SCOTT (AUS) def. Carolina Keyli QUEVEDO PEREZ (VEN) 25-13
  • Quarterfinals – JONG (NED) vs. SCOTT (AUS)

• Malika GONTHIER-SILVA (FRA) def. Durry Wanjiku Wanjiru (KEN) 22-7
• Mariia BADULINA (UKR) def. Moldir BAZARBAYEVA (KAZ) 19-7
  • Quarterfinals - GONTHIER-SILVA (FRA) vs. BADULINA (UKR)

• Raquel E. MILLER (USA) def. Myriam Karine DA SILVA RONDEAU (CAN) 18-18 (TBS)
• Bilgehan KARABULUT (TUR) def. Jennifer Lynn CORTI (SUI) 23-7
  • Quarterfinals - Miller (USA) vs. KARABULUT (TUR)

• Irina Poteyeva (RUS) def. Lauren PRICE (WAL) 13-10
  • Quarterfinals - WANG (CHN) vs. POTEYEVA  (RUS)

All 69 kg quarterfinal matches will take place on May 16

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RSC – Referee Stops Contest

RSCI – Referee Stops Contest due to injury

RET – Retired

TBS – Tie Break Scoring