Asian Youth and Junior Boxing C'ships: Bishwamitra Chongtham among four Indians to enter semis

Bishwamitra proved too strong for Kenzhe Muratul of Kazakhstan as he secured an easy 5-0 win, while Abhimanyu Loura (92kg), Deepak (75kg) and Preeti (57kg) were the other Indians to reach the semifinals.

REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE: Aditya Janghu (86kg) was the lone Indian to suffer defeat on the second day when he lost to Kazakhstan's Temrlan Mukatayev in the quarterfinal bout.

India's Bishwamitra Chongtham (51kg) sailed into the semifinals along with three of his compatriots, assuring themselves of at least a bronze medal at the ASBC Youth and Junior Boxing Championships in Dubai on Sunday.

Bishwamitra, a World Youth Championships bronze medallist, proved too strong for Kenzhe Muratul of Kazakhstan as he showed swift movement and technical prowess to secure an easy 5-0 win.

Abhimanyu Loura (92kg), Deepak (75kg) and Preeti (57kg) were the other Indians to reach the semifinals.

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In the middleweight quarterfinal, Deepak, up against Iraq's Dhurgham Karim, dominated the proceedings from the word go. He landed a flurry of punches on his opponent in the third round, forcing the referee to stop the contest.

National champion Abhimanyu from Haryana also moved into the last four after defeating Kyrgyzstan's Tenibekov Sanjar in a one-sided affair.

The lanky Indian was declared as the winner with Referee Stopping the Contest (RSC) in the second round of the bout.

In the women's section, Preeti advanced to the semifinals after outwitting Mongolia's Tugsjargal Nomin with a victory via RSC verdict in the second round of the match.

On the other hand, Aditya Janghu (86kg) was the lone Indian to suffer defeat on the second day when he lost to Kazakhstan's Temrlan Mukatayev in the quarterfinal bout.

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On the third day, six Indian boxers will be seen in action.

Krish Pal (46kg), Ashish (54kg), Anshul (57kg), Preet Malik (63kg) and Bharat Joon (81+kg) will play their respective quarterfinals, while Gaurav Saini (70kg) will fight in the semifinals.

The on-going Asian Championships will provide the much-needed competition to the promising young boxers at the Asian level after a gap of almost two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The gold medallists in the youth age group will receive prize money of USD 6,000 while silver and bronze medallists will claim USD 3,000 and USD 1,500, respectively.

Meanwhile, the junior champions will be awarded USD 4,000 and silver and bronze medallists will receive USD 2,000 and 1,000, respectively.