Six-time medallist Shiva Thapa was the only Indian male boxer to advance to the finals as four others bowed out with bronze medals at the Asian Boxing Championships in Amman, Jordan on Thursday. Two-time Commonwealth Games bronze medallist Mohammad Hussamuddin’s came to an abrupt end as he couldn’t contest the semifinal due to a cut above his right eye he …
Shiva Thapa beat Tajikistan’s Bakhodur Usmonov 4-1 in a closely-fought men’s 63.5kg semifinal contest to be the only Indian male boxer to reach the final of the Asian Boxing Championships in Amman on Thursday. Thapa, who earlier ensured a record sixth continental medal, will meet Uzbekistan’s Ruslan Abdullaev in the final on Saturday. Double Commonwealth Games bronze medallist Mohammad Hussamuddin …
Seasoned Indian boxer Shiva Thapa secured his fifth successive medal at the Asian Championships by advancing to the semifinals after out-punching Kuwait's Nader Odah in the last-eight stage here on Tuesday. However, Commonwealth Games bronze-winner Mohammed Hussamuddin went down to Uzbekistan's reigning world champion Mirazizbek Mirzahalilov in a fiercely-fought quarterfinal. World Championships silver-medallist and defending champion Panghal will face Mogolia's …
