BROTHERS DELIVER ON OLYMPIC QUARTERS BIRTHDAY PROMISE TO MOTHER

It will be a birthday to remember for the mother of Hussein and Zeyad Ishaish after they delivered on a promise to book their places in the quarter-finals of the Asian/Oceanian Road to Tokyo 2020 Boxing qualifying event in Amman.
The pair were in emphatic form, comfortably winning their bouts to take Team Jordan’s number of boxers to qualify for the last eight of their respective weights to four so far.
“I promised our mother that we would give her a birthday present of both of us qualifying and we delivered,” said older brother Hussein, 25. “This is a big moment not only for our family but for all of Jordan. Thank-you so much for the support we will not let you down.”
World No. 8 Zeyad, and the tournament’s fourth seed, appears to be in the form of his life after recording his unanimous points win over Australia’s Jason Mallia in front of a noisy Prince Hamzeh Hall home audience.
The 21-year-old Asian Games bronze medallist was in control throughout and won all three rounds to reach Sunday morning’s quarter-final of the 69kg division where he will meet 19-year-old Marion Ah Tong, of Samoa, who beat 2017 Asian bronze medallist Sajjad Poshtiri, of Iran.
“It felt amazing to be boxing here in front of all of my family and friends,” he said. “It is so special boxing in my homeland and nothing will stop me getting to Tokyo now.”
Fourth seed in the heavyweight 91kg, Hussein, who reached the quarter-finals of the Rio Olympics four years ago, gave a masterclass against Hyeongkyu Kim, of South Korea, rocking him in the second round and forcing a standing count.
He too won all three judges’ verdicts and will fight Samoa’s Plodzicki-Faoagali next on Sunday morning, the same session as his younger brother.
“This will be Hussein Ishaish’s year,” he said. “I am feeling strong. I will fight anyone to reach Tokyo.”
The other 91kg bout saw Davlat Boltayav, of Tajikistan, beat veteran Mongolian Erdenebayar Sandagsuren to book a last eight spot against top seed Vassily Levit, of Kazakhstan.
Russian-born Bahraini, Danis Latypov, launched his super heavyweight +91kg campaign by stopping Korea’s Hwapyeong Song in the third round of a bruising contest. New Zealand’s Leuila Mau’a also advanced to the quarter-final with victory over Tajikistan’s Siyovush Zukhurov.
World bronze medallist and reigning Asian Games champion, Bobo-Usmon Baturov, eased into quarter-finals of the men’s 69kg with victory over New Zealand’s Dominic Roe, and he will next meet China’s Qiong Ersun, who beat Pakistan’s Gul Zaib.
In the morning’s women’s contests, Asian Youth Champion, Baison Manikon, of Thailand, recorded a unanimous decision against Nilufar Boboyorova, of Tajikistan, to reach the quarter-finals of the 69kg competition, while Mongolia’s Shinetsetseg Uranbileg will meet top seed Nien-Chin Chen, of Chinese Taipei, in the next round after beating New Zealand’s Ariane Nicholson.
The session’s only women’s 75kg contest went the way of Mongolia’s Myagmarjargal Munkhbat, who beat Chinese Taipei’s Pei-Yi Wu.
The qualifiers, which run until March 11, has attracted 221 of the best fighters from 35 countries with 63 Olympic spots up for grabs.
The event is being broadcasted live on the Olympic Channel web site.
For the full session results, visit: https://boxing.athlete365.org/the-5-qualification-events/asian-oceanian-qualifying-event-amman-jor-3-11-march-2020/