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
    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.
    Sukthet keeps Ali Nasser at bay.
  • Thailand's Thanarat Saengphet (R) and Bulgaria's Ergyunal Sabri slug it out.
    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.
    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.
    Saudi Arabia's Shehab Masoud (L) fights Hong Kong's Tso Singyu.
  • Tso goes on the attack against Masoud.
    Tso goes on the attack against Masoud.
  • Masoud fights back.
    Masoud fights back.
  • Uzbekistan's Abdulmalik Khalokov (R) and Kyrgyzstan's Sanzhai Seidekmatov in a tense battle at the Kuwait International Boxing Championship.
    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.
    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.
    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.
    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.
    Iraq's Muntadher Naser Ali (R) and Saudi Arabia's Abdulaziz Al Atbi aim to floor each other.
  • Both attempt to gain the ascendancy.
    Both attempt to gain the ascendancy.
  • Bahrain's Fadhel Sayed Abbas (L) and Kuwait's Mansour Mbarek embroiled in a scrap.
    Bahrain's Fadhel Sayed Abbas (L) and Kuwait's Mansour Mbarek embroiled in a scrap.