
Asian Boxing Championships 2021 Men's Finals Live: Amit Panghal Leads India's Charge For Gold Medals
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2021 Asian Boxing Championships Live: Defending champion Amit Panghal will take on Shakhobidin Zoirov of Uzbekistan in the men's 52 kg final of Asian Boxing Championships.
Defending champion Amit Panghal will take on Shakhobidin Zoirov of Uzbekistan in the 52 kg final of Asian Boxing Championships in Dubai on Monday. Apart from Panghal, two other Indian boxers Shiva Thapa and Sanjeet have will be fighting for the gold medal. Panghal out-punched familiar foe Saken Bibossinov of Kazakhstan 5-0, while Thapa, the first Indian male boxer in the tournament history to secure five medals, dominated top-seeded defending champion Bakhodur Usmonov of Tajikistan in the semi-finals, winning by a 4-0 verdict. Sanjeet (91kg) got the better of previous edition's silver-medallist Sanjar Tursunov of Uzbekistan and entered the final with a dominant 5-0 win. Thapa will be up against Mongolia's Baatarsukh Chinzorig, while Sanjeet will face Olympic silver-medallist Vassiliy Levit of Kazakhstan in his gold medal bout.More Related News
