Bangkok [Thailand], August 8 (ANI): Ten Indian boxers, together with seven ladies, can be vying for gold within the U19 Asian Boxing Championships 2025 in Bangkok, Thailand, on Friday after registering convincing victories of their respective semi-final bouts.
Women boxers Nisha (54kg), Muskan (57kg), Vini (60kg), Nisha (65kg), Aarti Kumari (75kg), Parchi Tokas (80+kg) together with Mausam Suhag (65kg), Rahul Kundu (75kg) and Hemant Sangwan (90kg) within the males’s occasion have reached the ultimate. Kritika (80kg) has a direct entry within the remaining, as per a press launch from the Boxing Federation of India (BFI).
The U19 and U22 Asian Boxing Championships, that are being held concurrently, present India’s rising stars a platform to showcase their expertise and willpower towards some Asia’s hardest opponents. India has fielded a robust contingent of 40 boxers — 20 in every age group — with an ideal mixture of confirmed champions and potential abilities who’ve impressed within the home circuit.
India can be assured of 13 medals within the U22 class with 5 boxers set to battle for gold.
In the 54kg semifinal, Nisha utterly dominated Himari Watanabe of Japan for a 5:0 verdict. Vini (60kg) and Nisha (65kg) additionally clinched their respective semifinals, with the previous beating Ruixue Li and Nisha defeating Ziyue Bao of China.
Earlier within the 57kg semifinal, Muskan overturned China’s Jiaen Wang’s slight benefit with a dominant third spherical to win 4:1.
Aarti Kumari then rained in sufficient punches on Thanh Tuyen Tran of Vietnam to power the referee to cease the 75kg semi-final bout within the second spherical.
Parchi Tokas then rounded off the tally with a 3:2 win over Zhaksylyk Sanina of Kazakhstan within the 80+ kg semifinals.
In the night session, Mausam Suhag continued India’s profitable streak with a 5:0 win over Akshan Hashemi of Iran within the males’s 65kg bout and Rahul Kundu joined them within the finals with a 5:0 win over Shildebay Nursultan of Kazakhstan in 75kg semis.
Hemant Sangwan then ended the day for India on a profitable notice with a 5:0 win over Qirui He of China.
Yashika (ladies’s 51kg), Akanksha Phalaswal (ladies’s 70kg), Shivam (males’s 55kg) and Gaurav (males’s 85kg) will return dwelling with a bronze medal every. (ANI)