India’s Olympic-bound males pugilists Amit Panghal, Vikas Krishan and Ashish Kumar will kick-start their marketing campaign on the 2021 ASBC Asian Boxing Championships as the trio alongside nation’s two different boxers are set to play quarter-finals on third day in Dubai on Wednesday. The on-going Championships is collectively hosted by the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) and UAE Boxing Federation.
The World Championships silver medallist and defending champion Panghal will face a robust problem from Kharkhuu Enkhmandakh in the 52 kg bout. When the duo final met on the Asian Olympic Qualifiers in Amman, Jordan final yr, the Mongolian boxer had put up a troublesome battle earlier than the Indian managed to win. The Asian Games champion Vikas Krishan will sq. off towards Iran’s Moslem Malamir in 69kg.
Ashish Kumar (75kg), who clinched silver medal in the final version of the occasion, and Narender (+91kg) may also be up towards highly effective opponents from Kazakhstan. While Ashish will play World Championships and Asian Games silver medallist Abilkhan Amankul, Narender is ready to battle towards the two-time world championships silver medallist Kamshybek Kunkabayev, who can also be aiming for his third successive medal on the Asian Championships.
Current nationwide champion Punjab boxer Varinder Singh (60kg) is the opposite Indian pugilist who might be wanting to affirm a medal for the nation as he’ll tackle Jere Cruz of Philippines in light-weight last-8 bout.
In the 81kg opening spherical bout performed late in the evening on Monday, Sumit Sangwan suffered a 5-0 defeat towards Iranian boxer Meysam Gheshlaghi.
Later tonight, six Indian boxers might be in motion in the quarter-finals on the second day of the distinguished occasion which has been witnessing the presence of 150 boxers from 17 international locations together with robust boxing nations such as India, Uzbekistan, Philippines and Kazakhstan. Mohammad Hussamuddin (56kg), Shiva Thapa (64kg), Simranjit Kaur (60kg), Sakshi (54kg), Jasmine (57kg) and Sanjeet (91kg) will look to guarantee medals for the nation in their respective classes.
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