OLYMPIAN LAUNCHES ASIAN CAMPAIGN

Olympic boxer Ziad Ishaish has launched host country Jordan’s participation at the Asian Championships being held in Al Hussein Youth City, Amman.
The Tokyo 2020 -71kg fighter defeated Japan’s Sewonrets Okazawa in stunning fashion to secure his spot in the quarter-finals against Tajikistan's Nur Mammadov.
The event is organised by the Jordan Amateur Boxing Federation and has welcomed 181 boxers representing 27 countries including Afghanistan, Bahrain, Bhutan, Cambodia, Hong Kong, India, Iran, Iraq, Japan, Kazakhstan, South Korea, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Mongolia, Pakistan , Palestine, Philippines, Syria, China Taipei, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkmenistan, the United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam and Jordan.