Mohammad Hussamuddin and Shiva Thapa began the Indian campaign on a winning note at the 2021 ASBC Asian Boxing Championships as the duo registered victories on
Commonwealth Games bronze-winner Hussamuddin (56kg) defeated Kazakhstan's Makhmud Sabyrkhan in his opening bout. Shiva Thapa (64kg) got the better of Kyrgyzstan's Dmitri Puchinn by 5-0 margin