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

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Day one of the Asian Boxing Championships - in pictures

Fighters from the UAE, Uzbekistan, India, Philippines, Kazakhstan and South Korea are battling for honours at the event in Dubai

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May 25, 2021

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