In another bout, India s Sakshi scored a 5-0 win over Ruhafza Haqazarova of Tajikistan to set up a semi-final clash with top seed Dina Zholaman of Kazakhstan in women s 54 kg.In w
At the Asian Boxing Championships, Seasoned Indian boxer Shiva Thapa secured his fifth successive medal by advancing to the semifinals after out-punching Kuwait’s Nader Odah 5-0 in the men’s 64kg in the last-eight stage in Dubai on Tuesday.
Olympic Games-bound Amit Panghal entered the semi-finals of the men s 52kg category of the Asian Boxing Championships here on Wednesday, and assured a medal for India.Panghal, the World silver medallist and defending champion, defeated Kharkhuu .
Asian boxing: 3 Indians reach semis, assured of medals
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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.