Amit Panghal, Sachin in semifinals of Strandja Boxing Tournament
Amit (51kg) continued his fine form to claim 5-0 unanimous decision win over Aldarkhishig Battulga of Mongolia.
Amit (51kg) continued his fine form to claim 5-0 unanimous decision win over Aldarkhishig Battulga of Mongolia.
Commonwealth games gold medallist Amit Panghal, National champion Akash and National bronze medalist Abhimanyu recorded good wins to move into the quarter-final of the 75th Strandja Memorial Boxing Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria .
Assam's Shiva started off in a dominating fashion against Abhinash Jamwal but as the bout progressed, the boxer from Himachal Pradesh made a remarkable comeback and made his fancied rival work for each point impressing the referees.
Assam's Shiva, who won the gold medal in the last edition will look to repeat the same feat while Amit Panghal, who represents Services will also aim to win the gold medal in the prestigious competition.
Minakshi (52kg), Parveen (63kg), Lovlina (75kg), Saweety (81kg) and Alfiya (+81kg) made it to the summit clash in their respective weight category
Former world No 1 Amit, who had to settle for a silver medal at Gold Coast 2018, beat young Scottish boxer Lennon Mulligan 5-0 in his quarter-final to storm into the semi-finals of the men's flyweight 51kg boxing event at the National Exhibition Centre (NEC) in Solihull.
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The top-seeded Indian, who is the reigning Asian Games and Asian Championships gold-medallist, prevailed in a 1-4 split verdict against Paalam.
Amit Panghal looked completely out of gas in the third round but managed to keep his guard up while landing accurate punches.