Boxing: Amit Panghal wins bronze medal at Governor’s Cup in Russia
The Indian boxer lost to 5-0 to reigning Olympic and world champion Shakhobidin Zoirov. File image of Amit Panghal | BFI
Olympic-bound Indian boxer Amit Panghal (52kg) won a bronze medal at the Governor’s Cup in St Petersburg, Russia after going down to world champion and familiar foe Shakhobidin Zoirov in the semi-finals.
Amit, a world championships silver-medallist, lost 5-0 to the Uzbek, who is also the reigning Olympic champion.
This was the Indian’s second loss to Zoirov after the 2019 world championships. In that event, he had lost to Zoirov in the finals.