India, Sept. 29 -- Indian boxer Narender Berwal is set for a major test at the 2026 Asian Games as he takes on Kazakhstan's reigning world champion Aibek Oralbay in the men's super heavyweight (+90kg) semifinal on September 29. The bout comes with both fighters already assured of at least a bronze medal. Berwal booked his place in the last four with an emphatic first-round RSC win over Thailand's Adthapong Saengtep, with the referee stopping the contest just 1 minute and 37 seconds into the fight. The 31-year-old Indian will look to make his aggressive style and punching power count against a younger opponent who has plenty of experience at the highest level.

Oralbay, 26, reached the semifinal after comfortably beating Kyrgyzstan's Myrza...