Thapa, Panghal storm into quarters at men's National Boxing C'ships
Thapa, who won a gold medal in the last edition, demonstrated his prowess with a commanding 5-0 victory over Santhosh HK from Karnataka. The Assam pugilist will now face Shashank Pradhan of Delhi in the quarterfinals.
Thapa, Panghal storm into quarters at men's National Boxing C'ships (PTI)
SHILLONG: Six-time Asian Championships medallist Shiva Thapa (63.5kg) and World Championships runner-up Amit Panghal (51kg) maintained their impressive form to advance into the quarterfinals of the Men’s National Boxing Championships here on Wednesday.
Thapa, who won a gold medal in the last edition, demonstrated his prowess with a commanding 5-0 victory over Santhosh HK from Karnataka. The Assam pugilist will now face Shashank Pradhan of Delhi in the quarterfinals.
Representing SSCB, Panghal warded off a challenge Punjab's Jayshandeep Singh 4-1 to set up quarterfinal bout against Mohammad Aarif of Jammu and Kashmir.
Meanwhile, 2021 Asian champion Sanjeet knocked out Sawan Gill of Chandigarh 5-0 in the 92kg weight category.
Sanjeet, representing SSCB, will face Naman Tanwar of RSPB in the quarterfinals.
Ashish Kumar from Himachal Pradesh demonstrated his swift and aggressive boxing, secured a first-round knockout victory against Nitish Kumar from Chandigarh in the 80kg category.
The Tokyo Olympian will face Lakshya of SSCB in the last-eight.
A total of over 350 boxers across 13 weight categories are participating in the championships.