Indian boxers Amit Panghal, Jaismine Lamboria and Sagar Ahlawat advanced to the semi-final at 2022 Commonwealth Games after winning their respective quarterfinal bouts, assuring three more medals for the country, here on Thursday.Former world .
Birmingham, Aug 4: Two new stars emerged here on Thursday as debutants Sagar Ahlawat and Jasmine Lamboriya joined the seasoned Amit Panghal in the semifinals to confirm six medals for India in boxing at the Commonwealth Games. The biggest find was Ahlawat in the men’s +91kg super heavyweight category as the 22-year-old continued his dream run in his international debut to dish out another superlative show and book a semifinal clash with Ifeany Onyekwere of Nigeria. Having defeated former Olympian […]
Amit Panghal earned himself a spot in the men s 51kg semifinal with a comfortable win over Lennon Mulligan, while Jaismine Lamboria got past Troy Garton to reach the women s 60kg semis.
Birmingham, Aug. 4 (PTI): Sagar Ahlawat continued India’s medal rush in boxing, joining Amit Panghal and Jasmine in the semifinals with a dominating win over Seychelles’ Keddy Evans Agnes in men’s +92kg competition at the Commonwealth Games here on Thursday. The 22-year-old from Haryana notched up a 5-0 win over Agnes in the super heavyweight quarterfinal to take India’s medal count in boxing to six at the showpiece. Earlier, Jasmine beat New Zealand’s Troy Garton by a 4-1 split verdict in the women’s lightweight (60kg) quarter-final, while Panghal too won his flyweight (48-51 kg) quarter-final against Scotland’s Lennon Mulligan to assure two more medals for India. In the men’s bout, it was an unanimous verdict in favour of the Indian southpaw, who had won a silver medal during the last edition in Gold Coast. The bout wasn’t of great quality, but Panghal prevailed over his younger Scottish opponent, tiring him out with his solid def