AIBA Youth World Championships 2016

[yngwie]

I was thinking about it and I'm actually glad that Castro got the decision over Piskunov.
I like Piskunov but Russia has better talent coming up around his weight class.
I was worried that they would favor Piskunov over some of those guys. Hopefully this makes the corrupt Russian system wake up a little and give their real talent the opportunities. This was not a great tournament for Russia. I like Piskunov but there is better talent coming up around the same weight class.
Russia should pay more attention to fighters like Ilya Popov, Nikita Golovkin, and Nikolai Marinichev. All three fight near Piskunov weight class and IMO they have more potential.

They should learn from the Kazakhstan system. That system is extremely organized. Kazakhstan is only going to keep getting better and better.
I thought the Cuban system was organized but some people have been complaining about it recently, so I guess not.
Uzbekistan is getting up there. GB as well.
Russia and Ukraine have a lot of talent but can they get their act together is the question.

The Cuban system is good, but it should get renovated, all of their Rio fighters have proven their limits, there is plenty of talent in the young Cubans, Andy Cruz, Kevin Brown, Armando Martinez, etc...
Ukraine disappointed in Rio, but it should be considered that their whole squad turned pro after London 2012, so they were kinda inexperienced.
Uzbekistan is becoming a great nation for boxing, but some of their top fighters are really lucky in both the draws and the decisions.
Kazakhstan is the country to look at, sadly they didn't performed as good as they did in 2013 (it was impossible).
GB has a great system that threats their athletes really well, but it's clear that the best boxers of GB are pros.

[HI-TECH Boxing]

The Cuban system is good, but it should get renovated, all of their Rio fighters have proven their limits, there is plenty of talent in the young Cubans, Andy Cruz, Kevin Brown, Armando Martinez, etc...
Ukraine disappointed in Rio, but it should be considered that their whole squad turned pro after London 2012, so they were kinda inexperienced.
Uzbekistan is becoming a great nation for boxing, but some of their top fighters are really lucky in both the draws and the decisions.
Kazakhstan is the country to look at, sadly they didn't performed as good as they did in 2013 (it was impossible).
GB has a great system that threats their athletes really well, but it's clear that the best boxers of GB are pros.

I think the Cuban system is good too. There's been a few people complaining about it recently though. You may be correct, it may just need to be renovated.
The problem is that most of the squad of 2016 is pretty young and they had a good amount of success. Most of them will comeback for 2020. I think only Veitia and Toledo get replaced. I don't think Toledo did bad at all at the Olympics, I mean he beat a really good fighter in Pat McCormack and lost to Sotomayor. Both fights were competitive. Even if it was against top caliber opposition I just don't see the Cuban Federation accepting it.
La Cruz, Ramirez, and Lopez will be back for sure. I'm not sure about Alvarez.
Argilagos was the youngest member. He'll be back. No shame in losing to someone as good as Yuberjen Martinez.
I believe the 2016 Cuban National (Playa Giron) just ended. I still don't know the full results and who competed and who didn't.
Andy Cruz won 64kg so he'll probably replace Toledo. I'm not sure if Ramirez competed but if he did, then he didn't win. Javier Ibanez won 56kg. I'm personally not really impressed with Ibanez. I also don't know if Alvarez competed but if he did, then he didn't win. Armando Martinez won at 60kg.
Roniel Iglesias won at 69kg. I curious to see if he will be replaced. He arguably won his Olympic fight. I had him winning but I don't think it was a robbery like others were saying.
I can't wait to get full detail for the Cuban Nationals.

Ukraine is doing good at Junior/Youth level but the talent is not developing properly. And a lot of the Youth are brawlers more than anything.
GB has a nice system going on. Their 2020 Olympic team will be a good one. They have a lot of good talent between 56-64kg.
Pat McCormack said he wants to stay amateur because he wants to experience the Olympics with his brother. I wish he would go pro but I guess I understand where he's coming from.
Uzbekistan should bring back Dusmatov, Zoirov, and Melikuziev. Dusmatov and Zoirov had tough draws, especially Zoirov. I think all three will medal in 2020.

Kazakhstan's system is a great one. They develop talent the right way. And I think it will only get better.
Russia and Ukraine have to start taking notes.
Russia really struggles with improving the young talent. That's why I'm worried about some of these young fighters coming up.