India, Sept. 30 -- India's Kapil Pokhariya is set to face Uzbekistan's Turabek Khabibullaev in the men's 90kg boxing semifinal at the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya. The bout is scheduled for Wednesday, September 30, with both boxers already assured of at least a bronze medal. A victory would take either fighter into the gold-medal bout and keep their Asian Games title hopes alive.

Pokhariya, 26, has impressed throughout the competition, securing dominant 5-0 unanimous-decision wins over Iran's Sam Estaki and South Korea's Kim Gichae. The Indian boxer has used his reach, movement and sharp left hooks effectively, while Khabibullaev enters the semifinal after beating Kazakhstan's Nurbek Oralbay in the quarterfinals. The Uzbek brings str...