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    India assured of 15 medals at Asian Boxing Championships

    India assured of 15 medals at Asian Boxing Championships
    Written by Varnika Sharma
    (PTI desk)
    May 27, 2021, 12:24 pm 3 min read
    India assured of 15 medals at Asian Boxing Championships
    Amit Panghal and Vikas Krishan advanced to the semifinals of Asian Boxing Championships

    Defending champion Amit Panghal (52kg) and the redoubtable Vikas Krishan (69kg) were among three Indian boxers who advanced to the semifinals on Wednesday as the country assured itself of an unparalleled medal haul of 15 in the Asian Boxing Championships. Debutant Varinder Singh (60kg) was the other Indian to make the last four. Here's more.

    India surpassed its 13-medal haul of 2019

    Panghal secured a second successive medal after overcoming a stiff challenge from Mongolia's Kharkhuu Enkhmandakh in the last-eight stage, while Singh defeated Filipino Jere Samuel Dela Cruz 5-0. Krishan then pulled off a hard-fought 4-1 triumph over Iran's Moslem Maghsoudi Mal Amir as India surpassed its previous best medal haul of 13 that was achieved in the 2019 edition.

    Panghal won 3-2 in a high-octane contest

    Panghal, who is bound for Tokyo Olympics, won 3-2 in a high-octane contest in which he overcame a sluggish start and used his combination punches to telling effect in the last two rounds. After being somewhat bested in the opening, the top-seeded Army man's trademark pace came to the fore in the second round as he cleverly dodged his rival's aggressive attempts at connecting.

    Panghal will square off against Kazakhstan's Saken Bibossinov

    The Mongolian produced some fine body punches to unsettle Panghal but took quite a few hits on the counter-attack. Panghal will square off against Kazakhstan's Saken Bibossinov. He had beaten Bibossinov in the 2019 world championship finals. Krishan, also Tokyo-bound, played his usual defensive game but was pushed quite hard by Amir, who gave the Indian a cut above his left eye.

    Krishan has set up semifinal clash with Bobo-Usmon Baturov

    Krishan has set up a mouth-watering semifinal clash with top seed and defending champion Bobo-Usmon Baturov of Uzbekistan. Baturov is also the reigning Asian Games champion and a bronze-medalist from the world championships. National champion Singh scored on counter-attacks against the swift-moving Dela Cruz to secure a medal on debut at the event.

    Later, four more Indian boxers added to the medal tally

    Late on Tuesday night, Sanjeet Kumar (91kg), Sakshi Chaudhary (54kg), Jasmine (57kg), and the Olympic-bound Simranjit Kaur (60kg) joined Shiva Thapa (64kg) in the last four stages following wins in their quarterfinal bouts. They added to the seven medals, including that of six-time world champion MC Mary Kom (51kg), that was assured on the day of draws.

    Kumar defeated Jasur Qurbonov to enter the semifinals

    India Open gold-winner Kumar defeated Jasur Qurbonov of Tajikistan 5-0 to enter the semifinals in the men's draw. His next opponent is last edition's silver-medalist Sanjar Tursunov of Uzbekistan who has been seeded third this year. In the women's competition, Chaudhary (54kg) got the better of Tajikistan's Ruhafzo Haqazarova 5-0 to set up a clash against top seed Dina Zholaman of Kazakhstan.

    Next up, Jasmine vs Vladislava Kukhta, Kaur vs Rimma Volossenko

    Jasmine edged past Oyuntsetseg Yesugen of Mongolia 4-1 and will now square off against Vladislava Kukhta of Kazakhstan. Kaur, who recently recovered from COVID-19, defeated Raykhona Kodirova of Uzbekistan 4-1. Her next opponent is Rimma Volossenko, also a Kazakh.

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