Without Olympic champions and with an ethnic Kazakh. Kazakhstan must defeat such a national team of Uzbekistan at the Asian Championship – Boxing/MMA

To say that the national team’s coaching staff, led by Tulkin Kilichev, surprised us is to say nothing. It's no joke, none of the five triumphants of the Paris Olympics are among its members.

The Republican Internet portal Sports.kz analyzes each potential pair in a possible confrontation between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan in the Thai ring and comes to the conclusion that Kazakh boxers should confidently take the Asian Championship in the team competition.

It is clear that everything depends on the competition grid, but in general it is possible to imagine the winners in the Kazakh-Uzbek confrontation in each pair, plus or minus, especially when the Uzbek boxers are represented mainly by young people.

But the fight in the minimum weight of up to 48 kg will definitely be very important. Kazakh Sanzhar Tashkenbai boxed twice against Chaudierjon…