4 Indian boxers Akash Gorkha, Vishvanath Suresh, Nikhil, and Preet Malik sophisticated into the U-22 men’s finals at the ASBC Asian U-22 & Youth Boxing Championships 2024 in Astana, Kazakhstan on Saturday.
Senior countrywide champion Akash extended his dominating run in the 60kg category with a 5- acquire above Ilyasov Sayat of Uzbekistan in the semi-finals.
Reigning youth environment winner Vishvanath (48kg) received 5-2 from Baricuatro Bryan of the Philippines soon after the bout was reviewed.
The other two U-22 men’s semi-finalists, Nikhil (57kg) and Preet (67kg) also gained their bouts with a very similar 5-2 scoreline soon after a bout overview versus Mongolia’s Dorjnyambuu Ganbold and Almaz Orozbekov of Kyrgyzstan respectively.
In the meantime, it was a heartbreak for M Jadumani Singh (51kg), Ajay Kumar (63.5kg), Ankush (71kg), Dhruv Singh (80kg), Jugnoo (86kg) and Yuvraj (92kg) as they finished their campaigns with bronze medals pursuing their losses in the U-22 semis.
Later tonight, nine ladies boxers, including Olympic-sure Preeti (54kg), will be in motion in the U-22 semi-finals.
The U-22 finals will be performed on Tuesday.
In the youth women’s semi-finals performed on Friday evening, reigning junior globe winner Nisha (52kg) and Asian youth champion Nikita Chand (60kg) alongside with 5 other boxers entered the finals.
Lakshay Rathi (92+kg), Annu (48kg), Yatri Patel (57kg), Parthavi Grewal (66kg), Akansha Phalaswal (70kg) and Nirjhara Bana (+81kg) endured defeat to conclusion their strategies with bronze medals in the youth category.
The youth finals will now have 14 Indian pugilists with seven each in equally men’s and women’s group combating for the gold.
The finals for the youth group will be performed on Monday.
All round, Indian boxers have secured 43 medals in the prestigious event, which has been witnessing significant-voltage action with the presence of 390-moreover boxers from far more than 24 international locations, like strong boxing nations these kinds of as China, India, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan preventing for the medals throughout 25 weight classes.