Asian Boxing Championships: Shiva Thapa, Mohammed Hussamuddin reach quarter-finals
Hussamuddin faces reigning world and Asian Games champion Mirazizbek Mirzahalilov in the next round while Thapa takes on Kuwait’s Nader Odah.
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Hussamuddin faces reigning world and Asian Games champion Mirazizbek Mirzahalilov in the next round while Thapa takes on Kuwait’s Nader Odah.
Commonwealth Games bronze-winner Hussamuddin (56kg) defeated Kazakhstan's Makhmud Sabyrkhan in his opening bout. Shiva Thapa (64kg) got the better of Kyrgyzstan's Dmitri Puchinn by 5-0 margin
India Mohammad Hussamuddin went down fighting against the reigning world champion and top-seed Mirazizbek Mirzahalilov in the men 56kg quarter-finals at the
Shiva secures his 5th successive medal at Asian Boxing ANI 26 May 2021, 03:56 GMT+10 Dubai [UAE], May 25 (ANI): Shiva Thapa put up a scintillating performance to outpunch Nader Odah in the men's 64kg quarter-finals at the 2021 ASBC Asian Boxing Championships in Dubai on Tuesday. With a comprehensive 5-0 victory against Kuwait's Odah, the Assam boxer progressed into the semi-finals and also confirmed his fifth back-to-back medal at the Asian Championships. Previously, Thapa has won one gold (2013), one silver (2017) and two bronze (2015 and 2019) at the Championships. Showing a fine display of...
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