Defeats, derbies, and initial losses: How Kazakhstan kicked off at the prestigious boxing tournament in Spain.

The first matches of the Boxam Elite-2025 boxing tournament took place in La Nucia, Spain, as reported by Sports.kz.

Kazakhstan's representatives had their initial bouts. On the men's side, Maksat Otegenov (75 kg) concluded his performance on the first day after losing to Ukrainian Yuriy Zakhariev, and Aman Konysbekov (71 kg) was defeated in a derby match by Elnur Suyunbay. In the women's bracket, Gulzhaina Ubbiniyazova was unable to overcome Claudia Nechita from Romania.

We present to you the results of the matches involving Kazakhstani boxers:

Men:

54 kg: Baglan Kenjibek — Erik Katona (Slovakia) 5:0;

57 kg: Zhasulan Tileumbek — Wasim Abusal (Palestine) 3:2;

60 kg: Beibarys Zheksen — Roland Veresh (Hungary) 5:0;

63.5 kg: Zhandos Kydyraliev — Oyer Ibarreche Conde (Spain) 5:0;

67 kg: Dulat Bekbauev — Yerai Georgievich Barrueco (Spain) 4:1;

71 kg: Elnur Suyunbay — Aman Konysbekov 5:0;

75 kg: Maksat Otegenov — Yuriy Zakhariev (Ukraine) 1:4;

75 kg: Dias Molzhigitov — Diogo Semedo (Portugal) 5:0

86 kg: Beknur Batyrbek — Andrei Aredoaie (Romania) — Batyrbek did not show up for the fight.

Women:

60 kg: Gulzhaina Ubbiniyazova — Claudia Nechita (Romania) 0:5.