Tashkent (Uzbekistan), May 10 (PTI) India’s U-15 boys delivered a strong showing in the semifinals of the Asian Boxing U15 Championships, with six pugilists advancing to the finals and seven others settling for bronze medals here on Sunday.
In the 33kg category, Yash Kumar registered a dominant 5:0 victory over Kiyan Iqbal of UAE to advance to the final. Sastha Vasanth Ashok Kumar (37kg) also secured a win against Aziretali Sanzharbekov of Kyrgyzstan.
In the 43kg category, Samir Bohra delivered a composed performance to defeat Adizbek Ilkhombekov of Uzbekistan 4:1. Sudarsan Vasudeva Chandak (52kg) impressed with an RSC (Referee Stopped Contest) win against Amirmahdi Shad of Iran.
In 58kg, Mohd Yasser recorded a convincing 5:0 win over Seyyedariyamohammad Mousa of Iran. Ronak Parag Lokhande (67kg) rounded off the winning performances with an RSC victory against Mukhammadali Berdikulov of Kyrgyzstan.
In other semifinal bouts, Rohit Pothina (35kg) went down 0:5 against Zhaksylyk Yermekuly of Kazakhstan, while Nitin (40kg) lost a closely contested bout 2:3 to Jasurbek Khayrullaev of Uzbekistan.
Nongpoknganba Meitei Oina (46kg) lost 2:3 to Mansur Abdukhamitov of Uzbekistan, and Parshant (49kg) went down 0:5 against Sardor Omonboev of Uzbekistan.
In 55kg, Harshvardhan Jeena suffered a 0:5 defeat against Nurislam Baktubayev of Kazakhstan. Dev (64kg) lost 1:4 to Hyeonseok Yoo of Korea.
In the 70+kg category, Sushant Jayani lost by RSC against Ibrokhim Mirzakarimov of Uzbekistan (UZB).
The six finalists will now aim to convert their strong performances into gold medals. PTI PDS PDS ATK
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