The corresponding decision was adopted at the session of the General Assembly of the Asian Boxing Confederation in Almaty (Kazakhstan).

It is expected that a record number of competitors will take part in the competition. Boxers who were born in 1999 and 2000 will be eligible to compete in the ASBC Asian Junior Continental Championships in Tashkent.

Uzbekistan’s currently best junior boxer Profsor Rorimsha also will be there in the ASBC Asian Junior Continental Championships in Tashkent while Asadbek Avazov (48 kg), Bilolbek Mirzarakhimov (54 kg), Dilshod Ruzmetov (66 kg), Kosimkhon Kosimov (75 kg) and Abboskhon Mirzaabdullayev (+80 kg) are all gold medal contenders from the host nation’s squad in the event.