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World Championships 2013

Coverage from the World Amateur Boxing Championships in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The boxers in action at the biennial event include Olympic welterweight silver medallist Fred Evans.

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Hello, welcome to highlight of the 17th world amateur boxing


Championships, which took place in Kazakhstan. It was a huge event, 500


fighters taking part. It is the first time the best in the world


have come together since we experienced the colour and drama of


the London Olympics. The 10,000 crowd raising the decibel


level. You have got to work, come on! Do you want it? Do you want to


get on the podium? Which boxer can find the moment of inspiration? It


is going to be close. Utterly committed, utterly competitive. This


is going to be a nail-biting last second. What a finish. He has raised


the status of world amateur. Yes, great memories, and successful


for Britain, three gold medals. One of my guests got a bronze medal. We


are also joined by the only British rider to get a gold medal at these


championships. Back in 2007 in Chicago. And we could not do without


a boxing journalist, aficionado and General Noble.


a boxing journalist, aficionado and where the medals have gone between


1974 and 2011. The World Championships is tougher. It is


1974 and 2011. The World that simple to explain, they started


in Havana, and the first medal won by a country


in Havana, and the first medal won in 1999, so we went 12 tournaments


without getting in 1999, so we went 12 tournaments


medal. We would send fighters and we in 1999, so we went 12 tournaments


would get out of in 1999, so we went 12 tournaments


The first couple of tournaments, we did not send teams, because what was


the point? They were fighting professionals from East Germany,


Russia, Cuba, and getting smashed. If you look at the 70s and 80s, the


statistics are staggering. Some of our best fighters were lucky to win


once or twice. We have turned it around since 1999, so that table


only reflects the last 12 years. Is it still a fair reflection? Slightly


less so. Cuba have been affected in the last 15 years by defections.


Boxing was banned by Fidel Castro in 1962, there were some defections in


the 70s and 80s, but there have been some massive ones. One guy, a pro,


untouchable, he would still be winning these titles. And another


half a dozen. They have been hit seriously. There is a lot of money


in Russia, which has been ploughed into amateur sport, especially


boxing. Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, they are at the top. Great


Britain are right there, --. Frankly, you have won a gold medal


here, the only British boxer to do so. How tough was it? Because you


have got such a buzz, because you keep winning, you are so happy. I


was ?6 over every night, and I was losing it by the morning. It was


just fluid, so it was coming off. I came out of the arena, came onto the


scales, gutted, I went back to the hotel, I did laps of the hotel. He


would be buzzing. In the final, that is when I felt it. You had to do it


the hard way. I beat the world number one, two and three. When he


was going out to Chicago, we were looking at the draw, and we thought,


if he gets a good break, he will get to the quarterfinals. He will win


twice and lose in the third fight, that would be incredible. He had to


come through one guy, he was unbeaten since 2003. For four years.


He had won the World Championships, the reigning world champion, and


Olympic champion, and as Frankie was coming down one side of the draw, he


knew he would have to meet him. The Russian was knocking everybody out.


People thought that Frank was having a good time, but he has got this


Russian. So Frankie could have a nice time in Chicago! You only


watched it back a few days ago? I did not watch the Italian one,


because it was scrappy, but he would gold in 2009, and the kid I beat in


the second round, he has just won the gold medal here. Tell us about


the current batch of boxes. A lot has moved on. You are one of them.


All gone professional. It is a steep learning curve. The year after the


Olympics is always tough, it is a transitional period. We have lost


some experienced boxers. It is always hard. The performance of some


of the lads, they are the new breed, the new generation. Despite missing


out on a medal in 2012, Andrew Selby has been one of Britain's most


successful amateurs. He won silver in 2011, and in June became the


first British fighter to successfully defend a European


title. A beautiful combination. Catching


the judges' eyes. Such a talented boxer. A great finish. Andrew Selby


has done it. He has successfully defended his European championship


title to be crowned European champion.


The last time we spoke was when you became doubled European champion.


Just been back in the gym, training hard. I knew I had the World


Championships coming up. I am glad Michael Conlan moved up a weight, it


gives me a better chance. How much does it mean this time? It is


everything I trained for, it is why I became a boxer, to be the best I


can be. I have got the taught in the back to do it. When do the nerves


start? I do not get nervous on the day, it is when you are waiting in


the changing rooms to be called out, that is when you get nervous. I was


nervous in my hotel room for this interview! But yes, it is when you


get called into the ring, but when you are in the ring, you are fine. I


won my first fight, and in the second fight, I was telling


everybody how good I was, and I got put down. That is something I


learned from. Paddy Barnes has said that to have six fights over ten


days is too tough. What is your feeling? It is good for some people,


but not for others. I like it. You see the shots easier. You can slip


them easier, I think. You got silver last time, did you think this will


give you the edge, not having the head guard? Yes, I will become world


champion within two days, you will see a new world champion.


He is confident. He is looking to get through to his second successive


World Championship final. He faced yesterday that off in the semifinal.


The number one seed, Andrew Selby, experienced in World Series boxing


as well. Here is his opponent, Jasurbek Latipov. 22 years old. The


bronze medal two years ago, guess who put him out at this stage.


Andrew Selby. This is a rematch at the same stage of the same


competition, the World Championship semifinal. Andrew Selby looking for


a repeat. Jasurbek Latipov looking to overturn the verdict that left


him with a bronze medal two years ago. Andrew Selby came away with a


silver medal. Looking to return to the final here in Almaty 2013. He


would go. The first of a scheduled three three-minute rounds. The boxer


in the red, operating in a southpaw stance, Andrew Selby. The number-1


boxer in the world. His opponent, the man wearing blue, with an


orthodox stance, the number four seed and the reigning bronze


medallist, Jasurbek Latipov of Uzbekistan. It is a bright start by


both boxers. Yes, Jasurbek Latipov has started quite well. Andrew has


got to watch out for his right hand. The key for Andrew is the movement,


he has got to keep it going. He is relaxed and comfortable with


switching. He has gone back to southpaw. The movement is the key to


victory for Andrew. The assessment you put forward of


Andrew Selby, being the best in the world, the Welsh coach told me that


in 2010. If you just look at how he has gone to fulfil the immense


promise that he has always had, the one that he has been on at


international level, said he had started to do the weight


right. In plain terms. His tournament experience reflects that.


Andrew Selby switching back to southpaw.


Jasurbek Latipov started the round quite well, but now Andrew is


starting to get into his stride, he is moving better, he is in and out.


He has increased the work rate, and he has taken the second half of the


round, and I think he is moving ahead now. Andrew Selby forcing his


man back to the ropes. Jasurbek Latipov dropped his hands. Andrew


Selby receiving instruction. A round broken in two phases. Yes, he


finished it a lot better, Andrew. He increased the workrate and tempo. He


got caught with the odd shot. For me, the second part of that round,


Andrew started to pour it on a bit. A fair reflection of the opening


round. The judges remember the second half of the round. You can


win the first half and lose the second half but lose the round.


Andrew finished the round very strongly. Masterful exponents of


finishing a round in strong fashion, sugar Ray Leonard and Muhammad Ali.


The number one seed, Andrew Selby, the reigning silver medallist, and


two-time European Championships gold medallist.


Jasurbek Latipov is a reigning bronze medallist, this is a rematch


from the semifinal two years ago in Azerbaijan. They know each other.


Jasurbek Latipov, 22. Andrew Selby is 24, but he has a wealth of


experience at elite level. Latipov is now turning to southpaw himself,


but with no real effect. You will not confuse Andrew Selby with that


style. Latipov is being picked off, mainly because his feet are too


slow. So he is trying to confuse Selby with the southpaw style, but


it is not working. A stiff right hand from Andrew Selby. Latipov just


losing his balance, Selby on him in a flash. Selby is a rare talent in


that he can box as well as a southpaw as he can orthodox. There


are very few boxes in the world, amateur or pro, that can do that


effectively with both styles, but he is one of them. Acquitting himself


incredibly well, Selby. Undefeated during that longer format of boxing,


no head guard. This is a new experience for him.


no head guard. This is a new Selby is trying to force his man


into the corner. He can't afford to get complacent. He has to watch that


he does not move into range to quickly. Turning to the referee and


gesticulating with his right fist to his forehead. He wants the referee


to watch Latipov's head. In the closing moments of that round,


Latipov got through some solid, effective punches. But he did not do


enough to win the round. Andrew started the round very well. It will


be interesting to see which way the judges go. For me, Selby has won the


second round. Two judges are seeing it in favour of Selby, one sees it


in favour of Latipov. So it is all to play for. Everything to box for


in this third and final round. Just got to maintain it now. Into the


third and final round we go. The tournament number one seed is


wearing red, representing Wales, and that is Andrew Selby, the reigning


world championship silver medallist, who takes a strong right across from


his opponent, Jasurbek Latipov of Kazakhstan. He has started round


number three brightly. Then Latipov lost balance and touched down, but


he has made a good start. Important for Andrew Selby to keep his shape.


Once he has landed shots, he must move. In and out. Andrew Selby had a


really tough assignment in his quarterfinal, overcoming the home


fighter after conceding the first round. 2-1, he won that. Kazakhstan


have a really strong team, inspired by this home crowd. They have been a


formidable force during the course of these 2013 World Championships.


Selby overcame that challenge but has a puzzle now. The only way he


can land that shot is if Selby holds his feet. That brings Latipov back


into it. Just don't stay in one place for one second. Beautiful left


hand from Andrew Selby. That was a quality punch. He'd take some risks,


Andrew Selby, but he reacts quickly. That was an example. It was tied


with two judges at 19 points apiece. Judge let ah -- judge C was in


favour of Selby. Latipov looking for a measure of revenge after being


eliminated on this same stage by Andrew Selby two years ago in Baku,


Azerbaijan. Latipov is relying increasingly on that backhand, but


Selby is seeing it coming. An effective foray from either boxer


could be crucial in making the difference here. Closing bell sounds


to conclude round three will stop Andrew Selby feels he has done


enough, things to his haunches, raises his right fist in celebration


after a keenly contested affair in this 52 kilograms flyweight


semifinal. Selby landed a super right-hand. That was the best shot


of the round. Good movement with the head. Beautiful right hand from


Selby, pushing his opponent back. He has won it for me. He should be into


the final. Both boxers enter the centre of the ring. Anxious moments


for the athletes and their corners as we await the official verdict.


Jasurbek Latipov has his place in the world championship final. He is


judged to have taken the third and final round by all three of the


judges ringside. The reigning two-time European champion, Andrew


Selby, has been eliminated at the quarterfinal stage. Jasurbek Latipov


overturns the result from Baku, Azerbaijan, two years ago. He has


revenge and has booked his place in the world championship final, the


gold-medal bout at 52 kilograms. Andrew Selby, the lone Welshman


through to the semifinal stage, tournament number one seed and world


ranked number one, has been eliminated.


Andrew, you punched the air at the end of that bout. But he is walking


into the final. You access to the judges at the end of the day. That


is boxing. Can you see any way that he won that? I thought I was doing


all the work. But the judges thought he was more aggressive or something.


After the quarterfinal, you told us you underperformed. It you feel you


underperformed here? I thought I was sharp. He is a tricky opponent. He


kept moving, making me miss. It was the semifinal, so I knew it would


not be easy. What have you learned from this experience? You are world


number one. I have learnt a lot. Just got to keep my head and keep


training. I am good enough to beat everyone here, he just won on the


day. Huge disappointment for the double European champion come Andrew


Selby. Steve Bunce, was he unlucky? I think he got it wrong in the last


round. He nicked the first two rounds and needed to make sure in


the last round, because he knew Latipov was going to come at him. He


beat him comfortably two years ago. At the end, he goes down on his


knees and raises his hand. I don't think it is in celebration, I think


the corn and says, are you OK? And I think he says, it is my hand. I


don't think he had much left in the tank. He has been a member of this


system now since 2008. He is the most experienced. Plus, he has been


in the World Series of boxing. He has had six fights without head


guards. That was why he was number one seed. Frankie? It was the right


result because of the last round. He stepped off the gas. Maybe he might


have been a bit tired. But he took it like a man. He was there with his


hands aloft before the judge called it. He thought he had it in the bag.


I have travelled the world with Selby, and he is a phenomenal


talent. They are getting used to the new scoring. He needs to fight every


second of every round. He switched off at the last minute, and I think


that cost him. But Andrew Selby will learn from that. The coaches will


teach him not to switch off for the last 30 seconds. You have got to


work. He would have won otherwise. You mention the new scoring system.


The length of rounds has changed. One notable change is, no head


guards. Are you a fan of that? I grew up with 70s boxing, when there


were no head guards. They were made law in 1984 at the Olympics in Los


Angeles. Things had to change. Computer scoring then came in in


1989. It was about one single point. Suddenly, the head guards have come


off for the first time since 1984 and the computer scoring has gone


and it is down to a man or woman sitting at the ringside, scoring


at. He is right. Everyone will have to adjust. Firstly, they have to get


their heads out of the way for cuts. Then they have to work on landing


more punches. You have got to be busier and more like a pro. That was


where Selby blew it. On the old points system, he would have won


that fight. He would be in the final. But that is not how it works


now. One argument is that that it will turn out hardened pros who they


want to cross over. Are you a fan of having no head guards? With no head


guards, it is teaching them more. When you first go in the pro league


with no head guard, it is a big difference. At the same time,


because you are in six fights in how many days, ten days, there are going


to be loads of clashes ahead. It is going to bring an cuts, which might


stop the best ox is going through. I am a fan of amateur boxing being


amateur boxing and pro boxing being pro boxing. There is a difference. I


think now the best boxers will not always win the tournament, because


some might get frustrated and accidentally stick their head on


somebody, and then they are out. I am not the biggest fan of it, but it


will be intriguing. The lads will get back in the gym and learn how to


get their head out of the way. So, disappointment for Andrew. Let's see


where the medals went in that flyweight final. We join it at the


beginning of the third round. Into the third and final round we


go. It is the 52 kilograms flyweight final. The man wearing blue is Misha


Aloian from Russia and his opponent, from Uzbekistan, the number four


seed and world championship bronze medallist Mo Jasurbek Latipov.


Latipov was the man who eliminated Andrew Selby at the semifinal stage


an island's Paddy Barnes at the quarterfinal stage during that


contest. Barnes tumbled to the canvas after getting tangled up.


Barnes actually hit his head on Latipov's me. -- on his knee.


Slowly, but surely, Aloian is gaining control. He is just bring


enough to win. Latipov is so close to being a world champion, but he


has got to do more. He is waiting just a bit too much. He has got to


start hitting the target more often and do more work. That exchange ends


with a good right hand from Aloian. The referee is sending Aloian to a


neutral corner. The ringside doctor is being called into action once


more to inspect the facial injury that has been sustained. -- by


Aloian. When you are having to fight five or six times to get to this


stage, or rather five times to get to the stage, you are going to pick


up cuts here and there without the head guard. Boxers are not used to


boxing without the head guard. All the tournaments before this world


with head guards, so some of these boxers are boxing without head


guards for the first time in their lives. Experience has been apparent


throughout the Championships, so many of the boxers lean in with


their head, like a bull charging out of a gate. They are very


inexperienced. That is why we are getting these cuts. A good left


hand. That was lovely from Jasurbek Latipov. He gets caught there,


though, that is what you have got to get the spot on. The Russian is just


making it again. Increased urgency from Jasurbek Latipov. Morning and


handling at" is. Misha Aloian keen to retain his World Championship


gold medal. He secured it over Andrew Selby two years ago in


Azerbaijan. Their head is continuing to clash with real ferocity. Deep


into the third round. Can Jasurbek Latipov find a big finish? Looking


for a simple potshot. Both men raised their arms, but you feel that


Misha Aloian has done enough to retain his World Championship,


despite conceding the opening round. Another close round. I think


Misha Aloian at work him. But not a lot in it at all. A couple of good


shots from Jasurbek Latipov went in. Overall, I think Misha Aloian just


had the better workrate. Misha Aloian from Russia has retained the


World Championship gold medal, the light in the blue corner. Their


man, the reigning world champion, has repeated his performance, boxing


throughout the entire tournament to emerge undefeated and secure his


position again as champion of the world.


For Britain, more disappointment in the semifinals, as the only other


fighter to make it through to the middle stage was Anthony Fowler. He


had guaranteed himself at least a bronze medal after victories over


the second seed from Ukraine and a quarterfinal points win against his


German opponent. But he was forced to withdraw before his semifinal


with a hand injury, on the advice of his Great Britain coaches. He


reluctantly pulled out of the tournament.


A highly significant achievement, but it is a case of mixed emotions?


Yes, a bronze medal is great, but I wanted a gold medal with all my


heart. I did the right thing, I am happy, but gold would be better.


What happened? I had a cut on my eye. But my hand was killing me. It


ballooned up. It is one of those things, the doctors told me out.


What was the moment like when you were told? It was heartbreaking, it


was a long day, it was playing on my mind. But I knew it was the right


decision. Huge disappointment, you have got to


have sympathy. Having to withdraw because of injury. I really feel for


him, you could see the shape he was in, it is a terrible shame for him,


because he had a couple of good victories. I know him quite well, he


thought he would get the gold medal. He is only young, he has had a great


tournament, he has excelled, and hopefully he can kick on his


progress. It is the only advice he could have taken, to secure his


long-term future. Definitely. I have to come close to him over the past


couple of years, we speak quite a lot, he is so dedicated, he loves


the sport, it is all about being number one. He is similar to myself,


the way he thinks, he wants to win, he will not accept second best. He


would have got in the ring. He would have fought with one hand.


Reflecting on Britain's progress, two bronze medals, but that the


disappointing or a huge success? It is positive. 31 British Isles


boxers, we have come back with four medals. It is positive. Frankie won


the first gold bundle in 2007, but we have sent some of our best


fighters, they do not come back with anything. The fact that we are even


debating this is exceptional. We had a couple of kids crashing out, Sam


Maxwell got disqualified, Charlie Edwards had a cut, Joe Joyce was hit


on the chin, Fred Evans didn't quite perform. With a bit more luck...


With a bit of luck in the jaw, we could have easily, wait with four or


five. Anthony Fowler fought his heart out to get to that stage, he


would have had had to have gone through to good fighters. It is a


saving grace, because there is an inadequate amount of protection with


the bandages that are allowed. Bankers like Anthony Fowler, and he


is a binder, if he is not careful, he will damage his hands


irreparably. It is only his second major tournament, and he has shown


he can compete. His withdrawal meant Zhanibek Alimkhanuly had a day off.


His opponent in the final was Jason Quigley. He has now amassed 32


consecutive victories including the European title in June. Number 32


came in the semifinals, when he beat his Russian opponent. That ensured


that Ireland had its first ever finalist.


Put into words what it means to get into the final. I can't, it has been


my dream since day one, to get to a World Championships was a dream, to


be the national champion was a dream, to get here, everything is a


bonus. I am enjoying every minute. Your opponent has had his feet up


today, is that a concern? It does not matter. I am going to be


prepared for anybody. Let's see how he got on when he


faced the home crowd favourite, Zhanibek Alimkhanuly. It is the


middleweight final. An historic moment for the fighting


nation of Ireland, the fighter wearing red, with the orthodox


stance, Jason Quigley, 22 years old, is contesting their first ever World


Championship final. The European champion going up against the Asian


champion, Zhanibek Alimkhanuly. 20 years old, one of six Kazakhstan


finalist contesting the gold medals here in the final session. Jason


Quigley had a terrific semifinal victory over the 2010 European


Championships. He demonstrated every facet of boxing, he went backwards


for the first two rounds, then in the third round he went forwards and


proved superior in that facet of the sport as well. He really put his


opponent under immense pressure. He was a deserving winner. That is how


he booked his place into the gold-medal bout. Zhanibek


Alimkhanuly, it could not have been easier, because Anthony Fowler... He


takes a hard punch, and Jason Quigley is on the canvas. He will


have to get his mind right. It was a swift straight shot that put him on


the floor. Yes, a good shot. It has been a cagey opening. Jason Quigley


prefers to box on the back foot, but he has waited for too long. He is


against a skilful southpaw. A cagey opening, but Jason Quigley walked


onto the shop. Things will change now. It was more or less a flash


knock-down, but he knows now that he should be behind in this round. He


should be behind, but the ten point system is under operation.


Just because a knock-down has been scored, it will not necessarily be


interpreted as a 10-8 round. We have seen one boxer go on the floor in


these championships, and he was adjudged to have won the round.


Let's see how it is scored. But he will not want to take the chance,


people think he will be behind. That is why he is coming back in the


manner he is. Zhanibek Alimkhanuly, the beneficiary of a walkover in his


semifinal, because Anthony Fowler, after his epic victory over the


German, sustained injury and damage to his right hand, he could not


compete jarring his semifinal. That is the closing bell. A good opening


round from Zhanibek Alimkhanuly. Jason Quigley, he has been on a


terrific run obituaries since the middle of 2011, he found himself on


the floor. Yes, it was a good shot, Jason Quigley was trying to land his


own shots, with his hands have always been low, so he just got


caught. It is a cagey opening, both boxers do not want to come forward.


They are both counterpunches, so it is to make the opponent come over


his front foot, that is the problem they both have. Not a 10-8 round, as


it would be in professional boxing, so Jason Quigley is very much in it.


The reigning European champion taking on Zhanibek Alimkhanuly, the


reigning Asian champion. It is the 75 kilograms middleweight final. A


gold medal at stake at the World Championships in Almaty, Kazakhstan.


Hard punches being exchanged by both boxers. Jason Quigley had the better


of that exchange. He is better when his opponent is coming towards him.


He is in and out. You have got to make the opponent come over the


front foot. He needs to trigger the attack by his opponent and go back


at him. He has targeted the body, he has got a good right hand to the


body, then he has two switch to the left hook to the head. Zhanibek


Alimkhanuly being instructed to watch the use of the four on and


elbow. Running repairs needed. The footwear of Zhanibek Alimkhanuly. A


real quality match. The number five seed, Jason Quigley, ranked number


seven, 22 years old, he has not lost a contest since 2011. He lost in


Lithuania to the Dutchman. Since then, it has been nothing but


success and victories for Jason Quigley. But he has conceded the


opening round here. There is the left hook. It is a better response


from Jason Quigley, the right hand to the body and the left hook to the


head. He adjusts his feet very well, he has got fast hands, he just has


to get the timing and accuracy right. Zhanibek Alimkhanuly coming


with left hooks out of the southpaw stance. Both of these men engaging


in hard punching exchanges. What a left hand from ten macro once more.


Jason Quigley is fighting back. A free punch combination from Jason


Quigley. Both boxers testing each other's resolve. A left hand to the


midsection from Jason Quigley. And all action in counter. In pursuit of


the world Champion ship gold medal. This will suit Quigley, when they


are standing toe to toe like this. The opportunities are there for him


to land the shots. He has got to make sure the actions are very


quick. When he sees the opening, he has got to punch. The referee tells


him to watch the head, and the action resumes. Alimkhanuly tried to


respond with a body shot. All action stuff here in round number two in


this world championship final. Right hand from Quigley just before the


bell. What a torrid round, enjoyed by both boxers, who planted their


feet in the canvas and just let go with some hard punches to both head


and body. Both landed with good shots. Alimkhanuly's guard was a bit


leaky here and there, but he was throwing punches in bunches. The


referee said he had to keep his head up at one stage. I think this will


suit Quigley. How will the judges score that all action second round?


He can consider himself a bit unlucky, Quigley, in that round.


Into the third and final round we go. You see the confined space that


both of these doctors are operating in. That is the manner in which the


second round was fought, in the confines of that logo. Wearing red,


representing Ireland, the first-ever world championship finalist. Now he


is on the receiving end of April and uppercut from Alimkhanuly. And


again, three punch combination success for the reigning Asian


champion are going against his European championship counterpart.


Right-hand success from Quigley a few moments ago. This is a real toe


to toe war in the middleweight final. Quigley is not accustomed to


losing. This is give and take. Quigley is dragging him into this


toe to toe, but although he has got a high guard, he has got to move the


head. If you choose these tactics, head movement is crucial. The head


movement from his opponent is a bit better. Because Quigley is static


with the head, he is getting caught with shots. It is the right tactic


in terms of growing him in, but you have got to move the head as well.


He was on the floor during the first round, courtesy of a quick left


cross from Alimkhanuly. What a right hand, and N hand to the body from


Alimkhanuly. Jason Quigley will have to come back with some offence of


his own, and immediately does so with a dig into the rib cage of


Alimkhanuly. And attritional contest for both boxers, but that shows you


how much the top spot on the podium is needed. Again, just going at it


and seeing who can give and take the most. Both boxers are now feeling


the pace. Both demonstrating determination of the highest order.


Alimkhanuly on the front foot. Back comes the Irishman, forcing


Alimkhanuly onto the back foot. Both boxers feeling the pace, neither man


giving an inch. Who can produce a grandstand finish in their effort to


stand atop the world championship podium? Give and take from both


men. And there is the closing bell. What an all action encounter we have


had in an effort to determine the outcome of where the gold medal will


go. The 75 kilograms middleweight final was an absolute classic


between island's Jason Quigley, the tournament number five seed, and the


number six seed, Zhanibek Alimkhanuly from Kazakhstan. Total


change of tactics for both boxers compared to the first round. Quigley


has just come short here. Zainab al can is the middleweight champion --


Zhanibek Alimkhanuly. The president demonstrates his delight that his


countrymen will stand on the top spot of the medal podium after a


really absorbing, exhilarating 75 kilograms middleweight final. But


let's take a moment to acknowledge Jason Quigley and the early on


tournament he has had, the tournament number five seed securing


Ireland's first-ever silver medal in the World Championships.


Jason, you are clearly disappointed? Yeah. It is a tough sport, and I


gave my whole life to it. Every minute, every second of the day. But


I don't want to look back, I want to be happy, but I can't take it that


way. At this moment, you can't take any positives, but you will going


forward, surely? Fair play to him. Whatever he achieves, it is hard


when you see somebody else doing it. If you always want something,


you can't have it. I will be back. He may have lost, but well done to


Jason Quigley. He makes history for Ireland, their first silver medal at


the World Championships. That was like watching a pro fight. They went


to to toe. The first minute and a half of the first round was like we


have come to expect from Eastern Block fights and like we have come


to expect from the Irish. They have the best system in Europe. But


suddenly, after he gets knocked down in the first round, it then becomes


like watching some mad Rocky film, two guys slugging. There were


moments in that last round where if you slowed it down, one throws a


shot and Mrs... It was cracking stuff. It was a middleweight final


in Almaty, Kazakhstan. What do you make of that? Yeah, there was great


determination. He is a really likeable guy and he will get a lot


of fans from that. He is going to be fan friendly. He has made huge


improvement in the last couple of years. You fought him twice.


Yeah, he is a top kid, Jason. Takes a lot of battle to get up and


perform so valiantly, so he did well. He is young. He will come


again. He and Anthony Fowler will have a nice few contest is in the


future. It is nice to have two top of from the UK and Ireland. You know


him better than I do. Can he stand it, or do you think he will go up?


Joe Wardle is the heavyweight. He is the middleweight. It is good. We


have always produced good middleweights from these shores.


Darren Sutherland, myself, James did Gail -- games the gale. The future


looks good. Ireland also had a guaranteed medal after light-headed


-- light heavyweight Joe Ward made it through to the last four after a


great win over the European champion. He faced world champion De


la Cruz from Cuba. We join it at the second of -- the start of the second


round. 81 kilograms light heavyweight


final. The man wearing blue is Julio Peraza from Cuba, taking on Joe


Ward, 19 years of age, who has already gone continental


championships gold in 2011. Jury the championships in 2013, he suffered a


leg injury when competing against the Polish oxer, Joe Ward. He won


the contest 3-0 in France, suffered a hand injury and was then drawn


against the same opponent! He must have thought, guy is my nemesis. But


he won the contest 3-0. So Ward is on the front foot. He knows he is


trailing after that company did round of boxing. Very difficult to


get the Cuban to come forward. Ward has got to work more to get a


reaction from the Cuban, make him punch and then go back at him. Ward


is not doing enough with his lead hand. He has got to do more. The


Cuban is in his comfort zone, the way he is working. So Ward has got


to up the workrate a bit more. A hard left right combination from the


la Cruz. Ward will not be found wanting in terms of commitment or


desire. Demonstrated that throughout his career, particularly during


World Series boxing, when he had an epic contest. He had a terrific


contest with the Number Ten seed in this tournament, home De La Cruz


beat at the quarterfinal stage. Good left jab from De La Cruz. Ward


continues to press, but this man is difficult to pin down. That was a


good round of boxing. Joe Ward continues to press, but in doing so,


is being picked off either Cuban as he is coming in. A frustrating round


for Joe Ward. Everything he tried, the Cuban seemed to have an answer.


Typical Cuban style, dictating the pace and the comfort zone.


So we move into the third and final round. Joseph Ward is 19 years of


age, staring down the barrel of elimination from this world


championship tournament at the semifinal stage. He is trailing 2-0


against the man wearing blue, Julio Cesar la Cruz. He won the opening


round, with Joe Ward pressing during the second round. And he is


continuing to press, because he has to do punches in bunches. High


workrate and try to pin the Cuban down if he is to book his place in


the championship final. At all costs, you have got to win that


first round, as is becoming evident. It literally dictates the tactics


for the rest of the contest. Get your nose in front, and you have a


great chance of winning the contest. The Cubans always win that first


round. So do the Kazakhs. And it is difficult then to pull it round.


Disappointment by not making the Olympic Games. After that, he went


on a terrific one -- a terrific run, culminating with a victory over the


man who went on to take Olympic gold, he beat him out of sight. A


good left hand from Joe Ward, but that gives you an idea of the common


level that he possesses. He is only a dumb kid as well. -- a young kid.


In Brazil, he will be quite some boxer. 20 years old at the end of


the month. He has a bright future. He takes a right hand to the chest.


Julio Peraza is also experienced in boxing without the head guard, he


took part in the exhibition match against the Mexico team. That is


significant, because if you consider that professional boxing is back in


Cuba, it has not been on the island since 1961, so it is a significant


move. Joe Ward out of range with that left hand. It is difficult to


get past the range of the Cuban, his arms seem to go down to his boots. A


good performance from the Cuban. Celebration from Julio Peraza, and


the body language of Joe Ward and the shake of the head, it suggests


that he knows his World Championships have come to an end.


Julio Peraza will contest a second consecutive World Championship


final. We wait for the official verdict.


Julio Peraza has beaten Joe Ward on points to book his place in another


World Championship final. Handshakes from the Irish corner for the Cuban


Maestro, because he boxed a brilliant performance against the


Irishman, but he is only 19, contesting his second World


Championships, and he has come away with a place on the podium.


No shame in being beaten by the defending champion. Great movement,


I could not get to him at all, very tricky. I am disappointed, but what


can I do? I had a good tournament, I got my bronze medal, so I have to be


happy enough. What have you learned? It is a huge experience, I


am only 19. He is an exceptional boxer, his movement is very good.


His experience got to me, I could not get to him.


Bronze for Joe Ward, a terrific prospect. The man he has replaced in


the Irish team has been around forever. He won the European gold


eight years ago and he had shrunk opinions on this year's


Championships. Two medals for Ireland, what is your


assessment of how they have got on? Our target was two medals, we have


taken boxers here -- ten boxers here. We had five in the


quarterfinals. If we had got the decisions we wanted, it could have


been five medals. Two medals is a great achievement. It is a time of


transition for amateur boxing, what have you made of the new rules? We


have noticed a lot of cuts and broken hand. I do not agree with


that. I would lock -- I would rather leave the head guards on, there are


too many injuries. You will have good lads going into the ring and


getting cut early and having to go home, it is not fair. Given the


changes, looking ahead to 2016, are you still excited about the prospect


of what Ireland can do and what the sport will look like? It is all


about building, it is about keeping them focused, keeping them


interested. The head guards situation, if that will deter


certain lads, they will think they might as well go professional. It


will be interesting. It was a great World Championships for Ireland, it


could have been more, but two medals are brilliant.


A great outing, that it is a recurring theme, the removal of the


head guards. Come the Olympics, the image of bloodstained boxers is not


the image that the elliptic committee will want to betray. That


is why they were faded in and became law in 1984. It took them 18 months


to take over. I can see there being a serious inquest. Lots of blood,


guts and thunder, great knockouts, but it has been a problem. My


understanding is that the IOC are not happy with the head guards being


dropped, so they could be a request going in. But the boxing body is


powerful, so expect there to be a debate. The boxing body do not want


them, but the IOC might want them back. As for Ireland, a great


showing. They have got a set up in Dublin, next to the National


Stadium, it is brilliant, the envy of the world. The great written


squad used what they were doing and we try to build on it. They are


creating fighters. I was in Belfast last week, five or six of the guys


would all have been there if they had stayed amateur, near to a medal.


They have a great system, amateur boxing in Ireland if the number one


sport. You try and walk down the street with Kenny, you cannot have


it. You cannot do it. It is a bit like walking with you in London! Joe


Ward coming out to the defending champion, Julio Peraza, let's see


what happened to the Cuban in the final when he faced another man from


Kazakhstan, Adilbek Niyazymbetov. We join it at the beginning of the


third round. The light heavyweight final clean


the reigning defending champion, Julio Peraza, operating in the blue


vest, and the orthodox stance, and the men he is going against, Adilbek


Niyazymbetov, the reigning Olympic silver medallist and World


Championship silver medallist. He was consigned to the silver medal by


Julio Peraza two years ago. Adilbek Niyazymbetov's defeat are too slow,


he is waiting to long. He does not want to commit because he will walk


onto the counter, but he has to do things differently. He is starting


to lose the contest, he has got to increased the tempo and put the


Cuban under more pressure. Julio Peraza is allowed to box like this,


he is almost in periods. Again, the Cuban is making the


Kazakhstan under his terms at his pace, so clever at doing it, the


Cubans. The tangle causes Julio Peraza to lose the brilliant


balance. Just continuing to poke away at the abdominals of Adilbek


Niyazymbetov. Not allowing him to set. What a right hand from Julio


Peraza. His hands are also down by his belt line, but luck at how it is


being made to pay. It is accurate. He is keeping him occupied, and will


be registering with the judges. A good left-hander from Adilbek


Niyazymbetov. Adilbek Niyazymbetov has got to double up the jab, that


is how you close down the gap. Most definitely with fast feet. Single


attacks are not enough. Boxing at the Cuban's case, the Cuban is doing


things a bit better, finding the quality work, the right hand here


and there. Keeping his opponent off balance.


Julio Peraza boxing on the back foot, moving wonderfully, side to


side, skipping around the boxing ring. The balletic grace that belies


his muscular physique. Adilbek Niyazymbetov should be working


there. You must work. He is not experienced in that mode of boxing.


The new interpretation of the rules. Julio Peraza picking his man off.


The bell sounds, Julio Peraza raises his arms in anticipation of victory,


because he feels he has done enough to retain his World Championship


gold medal against the man he beat to claim the title two years ago in


Azerbaijan. A good display, in and out boxing from Julio Peraza, but


his general rhythm and the way he controlled the pace, Julio Peraza, I


cannot see how he can give it to Adilbek Niyazymbetov. Julio Peraza


has successfully defended and retained his World Championship gold


medal with a delightful display of boxing over the tournament's number


one seed, Adilbek Niyazymbetov. It was a battle between the number one


and number two seeds, the best to light heavyweight boxers in the


world at the moment, they came together, and the Cuban, Julio


Peraza, has prevailed. Cuba might be the country which will


always be associated with amateur boxing, but in Kazakhstan, the home


nation proved they were the ones to beat, with eight boxers making it


through to the semifinals. With all of the local success, we sent our


man out into Almaty. When they told me I was going to


Kazakhstan, the first thing I thought was Bora. But there is more


to this country than the stereotypes you may have seen.


The city of Almaty is as much about shopping moles as it is about market


stalls. And boy, is this country big, you


can fit France, Finland, Spain, Germany, Italy, Sweden and the UK


all into Kazakhstan. When it comes to sport, they are


bonkers about boxing. TRANSLATION: It is a tradition, it comes from our


ancient roots, our people were really strong infighting. In the


Mongolian boars, we try to win, so our love of boxing comes from the


tradition of fighting from our history. But of course, today,


boxing is very popular, and our people love it. Kazakhstan, a


country bubbling with culture and banged up for it boxing.


Amateur boxing can take you to some obscure places, where has it taken


due, what has been the most enjoyable? I will start with the


worst, Ukraine, when I was in the European cadets, a 5-star hotel, we


got there late at night, and we went out, the top of the flats tore


down, so we were getting chased by dogs. In the middle of a building


site! And the best? The Commonwealth Games, Australia, the highlight of


my career. I did not go to the Olympics. I have never done a mixed


games, nixed sports, and I did there. It was so nice a country, and


all of the sports supported each other, Dean Macey was so


supportive. He came to all of our fights, he was as happy as we were.


You want a Lonsdale Belt outright last month, what is next for you? I


am currently the British and Commonwealth champion. I am European


number two. Hopefully, Lee Purdey will win, because he is from London


and has a good domestic fight. Next year, I definitely want to see a


world title fight. Where are we with you? You are free fights into your


pro career. Yeah, I am still just a baby. I am enjoying it. I had


imaging injury, but I am over that. Which is a shame. Yeah, I was meant


to fight in Vegas, but I decided to pull-out because I did not want to


go there and not docs as well as I could. But I will hopefully be fine


before the end of the year. And then 2014. Me and Steve were saying


earlier that there are loads of Jewish boxers who are unbeaten --


British boxers. Hopefully, I will take some of the unbeaten records


and just progress. I am just enjoying doing what I am doing. We


always like to see the big rise in action, so let's have a look at the


superheavyweight final. Kazakhstan got a fight through. It was the


seven foot tall number two seed and home fighter, taking on the world


number one from Azerbaijan. We join it at the start of the second round.


The gold medallist had the privilege of taking championship gold in front


of his fans to years ago in Baku, Azerbaijan. The man trying to


emulate that is the boxer in blue, who was beaten by Medzhidov in the


semifinal stage two years ago. The incessant pressure applied by


Medzhidov was enough to overcome the tarring figure that is the six foot


nine Dychko. Slower start of the contest than we anticipated by


Medzhidov, who normally was his way forward and makes the opponent pay


will stop instead, he is being kept on the end of a peppering jab from


the figure from Kazakhstan. Perfect tactics again from the Kazakhs.


Winning that opening round is the priority. That then dictate the


tactics. Dychko was attempting the uppercut that you were referring to,


to try and keep Medzhidov at bay. Medzhidov is not fighting with the


same intensity as earlier. That is because he had a hard, long


tournament. You have got to be so fit to win this gold medal. You need


a bit of luck. Dychko is having the luck in terms of beating the German


in the semi. Much easier contest. On the other hand, Medzhidov, totally


different. In his quarterfinal, Dychko was also the beneficiary of a


walkover. The Indian Federation were under suspension, so it was a


relatively comfortable tournament for Dychko. Perhaps that freshness


makes him fresher than a man who was engaged in a really torrid encounter


yesterday. This is as subdued as I have seen Medzhidov in global


competition. Right hand to the body from Medzhidov, but they are all


singles. Where is the marauding energy we have seen? Generally, they


are threes and fours. He is swinging away, but not in punching range.


Dychko appears composed. There is less head movement from Medzhidov.


That speed has gone out of his work. At the end of the second run, one


suspects that Dychko, in the presence of the nation's leader,


will have done enough to open up a two round advantage. Medzhidov just


fell short with that shot. Medzhidov has got an uphill task


now. As we move into the third and final round of this superheavyweight


gold medal bout, the reigning champion, wearing red, Medzhidov,


could well be on the witty losing his crown. Oh, and that right-hand!


One single punch has put Dychko on the floor. The Kazakhstan is in


trouble. The referee is making the mandatory eight ounce. That is the


danger when you face this man. Medzhidov has a haymaker of a right


hand, and lets out a rule of delight, because Ivan Dychko has


been knocked to the canvas and appears to be in bad condition. The


referee immediately called the ringside doctor into the ring. Let's


hope Ivan Dychko is OK. Still doesn't know where he is. It is a


walk on rubbery legs back to his blue corner, aided by the doctor.


What a defending performance that is for this fella. Magomedrasul


Medzhidov has retained his world championship title in the most


explosive fashion. Look at that for a thunderous right-hand, an absolute


thunderbolt. The towering figure of the six foot Dychko went to the


canvas. That was the follow-up after the mandatory count. Magomedrasul


Medzhidov is the winner, and once again champion of the world.


What a finish. Medzhidov came alive in that last round. The it is great


to see. What is what superheavyweight boxing should be


about. I am still not decided on the head guards, but that was classic.


How did the referee allowed that to continue? In pro boxing, it would


have been stopped after the first knock-down. In amateur boxing, it


would be stopped after a slight wobble. But the referee let it


continue. You will not see many knockouts like that in amateur


boxing. It was like something from the 70s. Those guys know each other.


They have bubbly boxed seven or eight times. They are like friends!


That silver medal for Kazakhstan meant they finished on top of the


medal table with four golds, two silver and two bronze.


How did the British team view their world championship experience? We


caught up with the coaching team after the finals.


They are a young team coming into these championships and relatively


inexperienced. But coming away with two medals at one of the toughest


tournaments in the world, we would have taken that before we got on the


plane to come out here. There are a lot of positives to take forward.


What have you made of the new rules in terms of no head guards and the


point-scoring system? You have got a generational doctors who have not


boxed with head guards. Only the referees will take time to adjust.


Hopefully, in time, boxing will get better. At the minute, it is delay


transitional period. But it has been a great learning experience in this


championship. It has been a young team, and they will only benefit


from boxing in these championships. They know now that if this is the


way it is going to be, they will be better next time. If you look at Lee


Fowler, it was his first championships, and he has been a


revelation. That shows the other boxers what can be done. It is


possible to come here and get a medal. How have the guys handled


some of the low points? As a team, the lads have all got round it.


Andrew Selby, the lads all supported him. Same with Anthony Fowler. That


was a big disappointment because of his injury. But it is a happy team.


They live with each other for a long time, so it is a good team spirit.


It looks good for Rio. We are in a much better position than a few


years back. Coming away from this championships with two medals is a


great performance. It is an inexperienced team, because we lost


all our big guns post-London. Things look good for the future. Come Rio,


we will have a strong squad. So two medals for Great Britain.


That puts us in a good place. There are a lot of boys in the GB system.


I would say that some of the coaches are great group of men. They will


look at the 20 or 30 boxers inside the GB system and narrow it down to


about 15. It still has to be narrowed down to ten, but it is a


solid team if we can keep them. No matter how much money we throw at


them, it is still hard to keep them. Not long ago, you were on the


other side of the line. Now you are looking in. Who should we look out


for? I look forward to seeing Sam Maxwell. The talent from Liverpool.


Lovely lad. His tournament was cut short because of the head-butt. He


is a mature lad. I have been lucky to work with those coaches we just


saw. Those lads have got the best coaches in the world looking after


them, and if they knuckle down hard, they can surpass what we did in


London. Frankie, still our only world champion. Who should we be


looking at? Fowler. Definitely. He is only just moving up to


middleweight. By Rio, he will be middleweight. As a lightweight, he


has played 67 and lost three. We have to leave it there. Thanks very


much to all our guests, Frankie, Anthony and Steve. So two bronze


medals signals and encouraging turn for Britain in Kazakhstan. But after


seven bronze medals, Jason Quigley picks up Ireland's first silver at


the World Championships. For the Irish, the bronze age is over. From


all of us, goodbye.


Coverage from the World Amateur Boxing Championships in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The boxers in action at the biennial event include Olympic welterweight silver medallist Fred Evans, who is representing Wales along with double European champion Andrew Selby. Ireland's squad contains a couple of London 2012 bronze medallists, in the shape of light-flyweight Paddy Barnes and flyweight Michael Conlan.