Albert advances to last eight in boxing c'ships

Albert advances to last eight in boxing c'ships

JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian middleweight Albert Papilaya outscored Kyrgyzstan's Malik Borbaschev 8-1 during the preliminary round of the world amateur boxing championships in Berlin on Tuesday.

Papilaya, a quarterfinalist at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, will take on Poland's Tomasz Borrowski, who beat Sergei Savitzki from Belarus 7-1, in the quarterfinals.

Borbaschev was very aggressive and confident he would stop Papilaya in the first round.

Papilaya responded with exceptional composure and tact, providing him with an evasive answer to Borbaschev's fierce attacks. Papilaya's ability to stay composed enabled him to handle the emotional Kyrgyzstani.

Papilaya gradually collected points by landing unexpected blows to the face and accurate body punches.

Indonesian team manager Bambang Asmanu said he believed Papilaya would win right from the start.

"After having studied Borbachev's fighting patterns on video, I was convinced it would not be difficult for Albert to conquer him," Asmanu, a former Berlin-based diplomat, said.

Asmanu believes Papilaya will be able to defeat his next opponent, Poland's Borrowski, whom he believed was no better than Borbachev.

Earlier, Indonesian light flyweight Hermensen Ballo and flyweight Rachman Kili Kili were bumped off by their opponents. (arf)