Indian boxers Mandengbam Jadumani Singh, Nikhil, Ajay Kumar, and Ankush registered amazing victories to shift into the men’s U-22 semi-finals at the ASBC Asian U-22 & Youth Boxing Championships 2024 in Astana, Kazakhstan on Thursday.
Jadumani led India’s charge with a convincing 5- over Bhutan’s Phuntsho Kinley in the 51kg quarter-finals bout. Nikhil (57kg) put up a related display screen of dominance, securing a 4- earn above Uzbekistan’s Bakhtiyorov Ayubkhon to proceed India’s successful momentum.
Ajay (63.5kg) and Ankush (71kg) won their respective bouts with a referee stop the contest (RSC) selection. Ajay won the bout in the initial round in opposition to Mongolia’s Damdindorj P though Ankush wrapped up his match in the 3rd spherical against Korea’s Lee Ju Sang.
Meanwhile, Ashish went down preventing 2-3 against Oyun Erdene E of Mongolia in the men’s 54g quarter-finals
The U-22 semi-finals will be performed on Saturday.
Dhruv Singh (80kg), Guddi (48kg), and Poonam (57kg) will be in action afterwards tonight in the U-22 quarter-finals.
Late on Wednesday, Aryan (92kg), Nisha (52kg), Akansha Phalaswal (70kg), and Rudrika (75kg) received their respective quarter-finals in the youth classification.
Friday will see the 22 younger Indian boxers, such as 10 gentlemen, competing in the semi-finals.
Brijesh Tamta (48kg), Aryan (51kg), Sagar Jakhar (60kg), Yashwardhan Singh (63.5kg), Sumit (67kg), Priyanshu (71kg), Rahul Kundu (75kg), Sahil (80kg), Aryan (92kg) and Lakshay Rathi (+92kg) will battle in the men’s part although Annu (48kg), Laxmi (50kg), Nisha (52kg), Tamanna (54kg), Yatri Patel (57kg), Nikita Chand (60kg), Shrushti Sathe (63kg), Parthavi Grewal (66kg), Akansha (70kg), Rudrika (75kg), Khushi Pooniya (81kg) and Nirjhara Bana (+81kg) will be in action in the women’s part.
The prestigious match has been witnessing superior-voltage motion with the presence of 390-plus boxers from extra than 24 nations, battling for the medals across 25 fat categories.
The finals for the youth and U-22 groups will be played on May possibly 6 and 7 respectively.