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Asian Elite Boxing: Shiva Thapa, Amit Kumar and Sachin advance into quarters

By IANS | Published: November 04, 2022 7:45 PM

Amman (Jordan), Nov 4 Five-time Asian Championships medallist Shiva Thapa along with Sachin and Amit Kumar progressed to ...

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Amman (Jordan), Nov 4 Five-time Asian Championships medallist Shiva Thapa along with Sachin and Amit Kumar progressed to the quarterfinals of the ASBC Asian Elite Boxing Championships here on Friday.

Thapa (63.5kg) was up against Mongolia's

In the end, it was the seasoned Indian boxer's experience and quick movement that helped him prevail over the opponent and secure a 3-2 victory by split decision in this fiercely-contested bout.

Kumar (67kg) faced Chinese Taipei's Zheng-Rong Huang and the Indian was dominant throughout the game, showcasing high technical ability and tremendous confidence as he cruised through to the next round with a unanimous verdict.

Sachin (71kg) went down in the first round against Thailand's Peerapat Yeasungnoen but produced a stunning comeback in the next two rounds to secure a 5-0 win in a nail-biting finish.

Thapa will take on the winner of the bout between Haidara Alasaly and Minsu Choi in the quarterfinals. Kumar will square off against Muydinkhujaev Asadkhuja of Uzbekistan while Sachin will face Kazakhstan's Aslanbek Shybergenov in the next round, the Boxing Federation of India informed in a release on Friday.

Later on Friday night, Ananta Chopade (54kg) and Etash Khan (60kg) will be in action against Japan's Tanaka Shogo and Thailand's Khunatip Pudnich respectively in their pre-quarterfinals bout.

Seven Indian women pugilists including Tokyo Olympic bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain will be kicking off their campaign from the quarterfinal stage on Saturday.

Lovlina, who has changed her weight category from 69kg, will be appearing in her first international tournament in the 75kg weight category as she takes to the ring against the 2016 World Champion, Valentina Khalzova of Kazakhstan.

The six other boxers who will be in action on Saturday are Minakshi (52kg), Sakshi (54kg), Preeti (57kg), Parveen (63kg), Ankushita (66kg) and Pooja (70kg).

In all 267 participants from 27 top boxing nations are in the fray in the elite competition.

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