Asian Boxing Championship: Shiva, Sumit qualifies for quarterfinals
Fourth Seed Shiva Thapa On Tuesday Advanced To The Asian Boxing Championship Quarterfinals In 60 Kg Category After Defeating Kyrgyzstan sOmurbek Malabekov In A Split Verdict.
News Nation Bureau | Edited By : Prakhar Sharma | Updated on: 02 May 2017, 04:35:07 PM
New Delhi:
Fourth seed Shiva Thapa on Tuesday advanced to the Asian Boxing Championship quarterfinals in 60 Kilogramme category after defeating Kyrgyzstan s Omurbek Malabekov in a split verdict.
Shiva is a World Championships bronze-medallist and a two-time medallist at the Asian meet will face Chinese Taipei s Chu-En Lai in the quarterfinals on Wednesday.
Sumit Sangwan (91kg), a former gold-medallist also advanced at the Asian Olympic Qualifiers. He defeated Mongolia s Erdenebayar Sandagsuren in his last-16bout late last night. Up ahead for Sumit is third-seeded Chinese Fengkai Yu.