Karaganda athletes brought Kazakhstan gold and silver at the IBA Boxing World Cup

Karaganda athletes Abylaikhan Zhusupov and Sabyrzhan Akkalykov won gold and silver medals at the World Boxing Championships under the auspices of the International Boxing Association (IBA). The competition was held in the UAE.

Abylaikhan Zhusupov beat Russian Sergey Koldenkov in the final in the weight class up to 71 kg. Previously, the pupil of the Abai boxing school became the bronze medalist of the world championships three times.

Sabyrzhan Akkalykov from Shakhtinsk brought Kazakhstan the only silver at the 2025 World Cup. In the final bout in the weight category up to 75 kilograms, the boxer met with Russian Ismail Mutsolgov. The fight ended with the defeat of the Kazakhstani by a unanimous decision of the judges — 0:5.

In total, the national team of Kazakhstan won six medals at the IBA World Championship. The gold medalists were Saken Bibosynov (51 kg), Orazbek Asylkulov (57 kg) and Abylaikhan Zhusupov (71 kg). Sabyrzhan Akkalykov (75 kg) won silver. Yertugan Zeynullinov (63.5 kg) and Temirtas Zhusupov (48 kg) won the bronze medals.

According  to the Department of Physical Culture and Sports of the Karaganda region