India, Oct. 2 -- India's Parveen Hooda is set to fight Chinese Taipei's Chen Nien-chin for the women's 65kg boxing gold at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games. Parveen booked her place in the final with a commanding 5-0 win over China's Li Shu in the semifinals, controlling the contest with sharp counter-punching and composed movement. The result also makes her only the third Indian woman boxer, after Mary Kom and Lovlina Borgohain, to reach an Asian Games final.

Standing in her way is an experienced Chen, who brings an impressive international resume into the title bout. The Chinese Taipei boxer is a Paris 2024 Olympic bronze medallist, former World Champion and reigning Asian Champion. With Parveen chasing her first Asian Games gold and ...