Boxers assure India of three medals after reaching semis
New Delhi, Sept. 28 -- Boxers Ankush Panghal, Parveen Hooda, and Narender Brewal won their respective quarter-final bouts to assure India of three medals on Sunday while Sachin Siwach's campaign was cut short by local favourite and 2025 World Championships bronze medallist Shunsuke Kitamoto.
Ankush, making his Asian Games debut, dominated Tajikistan's Salimov Nekruz and cruised to a 5-0 win in the 80kg.
Ankush was a gold medallist at this year's CWG.
Another Glasgow gold medallist, Parveen Hooda also advanced to the last four with a 5-0 win over 2025 World Championships silver medallist from Uzbekistan Khamidova Navbakhor in the 65kg quarter-final. Parveen, who received an opening round walkover, landed a flurry of combination punches on he...
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