Kuwait International Boxing Competition – in pictures
Thailand's Sarawut Sukthet (L) and Iraq's Hasan Ali Nasser compete during the first day of the Kuwait International Boxing Championship in the Sabah al-Salem district on the outskirts of Kuwait City. All photos: AFP
Sukthet keeps Ali Nasser at bay.
Thailand's Thanarat Saengphet (R) and Bulgaria's Ergyunal Sabri slug it out.
Thailand's Khunatip Piduch (R) and Ukraine's Danylo Lozan in a bout at Kuwait Boxing Hall.
Saudi Arabia's Shehab Masoud (L) fights Hong Kong's Tso Singyu.
Tso goes on the attack against Masoud.
Masoud fights back.
Uzbekistan's Abdulmalik Khalokov (R) and Kyrgyzstan's Sanzhai Seidekmatov in a tense battle at the Kuwait International Boxing Championship.
Khalokov hits Seidekmatov with a belter.
Thailand's Sitthisak Choomkumarn (L) and UAE's Hussain Al Shmar size each other up on the outskirts of Kuwait City.
Iran's Mostafa Rigi (L) and Bulgaria's Ergyunal Sabri are locked in a skirmish.
Iraq's Muntadher Naser Ali (R) and Saudi Arabia's Abdulaziz Al Atbi aim to floor each other.
Both attempt to gain the ascendancy.
Bahrain's Fadhel Sayed Abbas (L) and Kuwait's Mansour Mbarek embroiled in a scrap.
