Asian Boxing: Shiv Thapa wins fifth consecutive medal, Hussamuddin turns into world winner

Veteran Indian boxer Shiva Thapa (64 kg) defeated Nader Oda of Kuwait within the final-eight stage right here on Tuesday to succeed in the semi-finals and clinch his fifth consecutive medal within the Asian Championship.

Thapa gained 5–0 in a one-sided match with defending champions and prime seed Bakhodur Usmonov of Tajikistan. Usmonov defeated John Paul Panuayan.

Thapa gained gold on the 2013 championships, bronze in 2015 and 2019, and silver in 2017. He was assured of not less than bronze within the ongoing version, which improved his place as probably the most profitable Indian boxer within the historical past of the event.

Thapa was underneath management by the time period Go and was hardly examined by his opponent, who confronted a rely of eight within the opening spherical. The Assamese boxer was significantly influential together with his left jabs.

However Commonwealth Games bronze medalist Mohammad Hussamuddin (56 kg) misplaced to defending world champion Mirajbekbek Mirzahalilov of Uzbekistan within the quarter-finals.

The Indian boxer suffered a 1–4 defeat after giving a tricky competitors to the highest seeded defending champions.

Mirzahililov, who can be the champion of the Asian Games, survived Hussamuddin’s highly effective counter-attacks on a couple of event.

However, Uzbek’s assured footwork and exact struts for many of the bout helped him seal it in the long run.

In one other disappointment for India, Iran’s Mayesam Gheeslaghi defeated Sumit Sangwan within the males’s mild heavyweight (81 kg) division within the bout late on Monday.

On Wednesday, the lads’s boxers Amit Panghl (52 kg), Vikas Krishna (69 kg) and Ashish Kumar (75 kg) will make their marketing campaign debut for India’s Olympics.

World Championship silver medalist and defending champion Panghal will face Kharkhu Enkhamandakh of Mogolia.

The two final confronted one another within the Asian Olympic qualifier in Amman, Jordan final 12 months, the place the Indians gained a fierce competitors.

Asian Games champion Vikas Krishna will face Iran’s Muslim Malamir, whereas silver medalist Ashish of the earlier version will face World Championship and Asian Games silver medalist Abilkhan Amankul of Kazakhstan.