• Marvin Tabamo of Philippines (blue) blocks a punch from Ramish of Afghanistan (red) in a men's flyweight 52kg preliminary bout on day one of the Asian Boxing Championships in Dubai. Getty Images
    Marvin Tabamo of Philippines (blue) blocks a punch from Ramish of Afghanistan (red) in a men's flyweight 52kg preliminary bout on day one of the Asian Boxing Championships in Dubai. Getty Images
  • Jafarov Saidjamshid of Uzbekistan (red) slugs it out with Sulaiman of Afghanistan (blue) in a men's middleweight 75kg preliminary bout on day one of the Asian Boxing Championships. Getty Images
    Jafarov Saidjamshid of Uzbekistan (red) slugs it out with Sulaiman of Afghanistan (blue) in a men's middleweight 75kg preliminary bout on day one of the Asian Boxing Championships. Getty Images
  • Jafarov Saidjamshid of Uzbekistan (red) catches Sulaiman of Afghanistan (blue) in the men's middleweight 75kg preliminary bout on day one of the Asian Boxing Championships. Getty Images
    Jafarov Saidjamshid of Uzbekistan (red) catches Sulaiman of Afghanistan (blue) in the men's middleweight 75kg preliminary bout on day one of the Asian Boxing Championships. Getty Images
  • Eshan Rouzbahani of Iran walks to the ring on day one of the Asian Boxing Championships. Iran recorded four wins at the Grand Ballroom at Dubai's Le Meridien Hotel. Getty Images
    Eshan Rouzbahani of Iran walks to the ring on day one of the Asian Boxing Championships. Iran recorded four wins at the Grand Ballroom at Dubai's Le Meridien Hotel. Getty Images
  • Jafarov Saidjamshid of Uzbekistan (red) waits to parry jabs from Sulaiman of Afghanistan (blue) in the men's middleweight 75kg preliminary bout on day one of the Asian Boxing Championships. Getty Images
    Jafarov Saidjamshid of Uzbekistan (red) waits to parry jabs from Sulaiman of Afghanistan (blue) in the men's middleweight 75kg preliminary bout on day one of the Asian Boxing Championships. Getty Images
  • Marvin Tabamo of Philippines (blue) is caught by a right from Ramish of Afghanistan (red) in the men's flyweight 52kg category at the Asian Boxing Championships. Afghanistan recorded two victories on day one. Getty Images
    Marvin Tabamo of Philippines (blue) is caught by a right from Ramish of Afghanistan (red) in the men's flyweight 52kg category at the Asian Boxing Championships. Afghanistan recorded two victories on day one. Getty Images
  • Meysam Gheshlaghi of Iran (red) is caught by a punch from Sumit Sangwan of India (blue) in the men's light heavyweight 81kg preliminary bout at the Asian Boxing Championships. Getty Images
    Meysam Gheshlaghi of Iran (red) is caught by a punch from Sumit Sangwan of India (blue) in the men's light heavyweight 81kg preliminary bout at the Asian Boxing Championships. Getty Images
  • Kakmud Sabyrkhan of Kazakhstan (red) competes against Mohammed Uddin of India (blue). The event features 150 boxers from 17 countries. Getty Images
    Kakmud Sabyrkhan of Kazakhstan (red) competes against Mohammed Uddin of India (blue). The event features 150 boxers from 17 countries. Getty Images
  • Sultan Al Nuaimi (red) of UAE blocks a right from Kharkuu Enkhmandakh (blue) of Mongolia on a men's flyweight 52kg preliminary bout on day one of the Asian Boxing Championships. Getty Images
    Sultan Al Nuaimi (red) of UAE blocks a right from Kharkuu Enkhmandakh (blue) of Mongolia on a men's flyweight 52kg preliminary bout on day one of the Asian Boxing Championships. Getty Images
  • Sultan Al Nuaimi (red) of UAE competes against Kharkuu Enkhmandakh (blue) of Mongolia in their men's flyweight 52kg preliminary bout. The Asian Boxing Championships in Dubai ends on May 30. Getty Images
    Sultan Al Nuaimi (red) of UAE competes against Kharkuu Enkhmandakh (blue) of Mongolia in their men's flyweight 52kg preliminary bout. The Asian Boxing Championships in Dubai ends on May 30. Getty Images

Day one of the Asian Boxing Championships - in pictures


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