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Asian boxing: 3 Indians reach semis, assured of medals
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Asian boxing: 3 Indians reach semis, assured of medals. Image Source: IANS News
Dubai, May 26 : Amit Panghal (52kg), Varinder (60kg), and Vikas Krishan (69kg) on Wednesday entered the semi-finals at the Asian Boxing Championships here, and assured three medals for India.
However, a fighting Ashish Kumar Chaudhary (75kg) went down 2-3 to Kazakhstan s Abilkhan Amankul, the World Championships and Asian Games silver medallist, in a late evening quarterfinal bout.
Krishan, 29, beat Iran s Moselm Maghsoudi Mal Amir 4-1 in the quarterfinals, and will next face reigning Asian Games champion Baturov Bobo Usmon of Uzbekistan in the semi-finals.