Gaurav in semis, confirms medal at Elorda Cup
Gaurav Chauhan chalked out a hard fought 3-2 win over local favourite Danial Saparbay to move into the 92+kg semi-finals with a confirmed medal at the Elorda Cup Boxing in Astana, Kazakhstan on Tuesday.
Gaurav Chauhan chalked out a hard fought 3-2 win over local favourite Danial Saparbay to move into the 92+kg semi-finals with a confirmed medal at the Elorda Cup Boxing in Astana, Kazakhstan on Tuesday.
Assam's Shiva started off in a dominating fashion against Abhinash Jamwal but as the bout progressed, the boxer from Himachal Pradesh made a remarkable comeback and made his fancied rival work for each point impressing the referees.
Assam's Shiva, who won the gold medal in the last edition will look to repeat the same feat while Amit Panghal, who represents Services will also aim to win the gold medal in the prestigious competition.
Putting up yet another fiery display , Asian and Commonwealth games bronze medallist Mohammad Hussamuddin (57kg) thrashed his rival to move into the pre-quarter finals while Ashish Choudhary and Shiva Thapa crashed out of the IBA World Boxing Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan on Friday.
The gold medalists will receive USD 200,000.The silver medallists USD 100,000, and both bronze-medallists will be awarded USD 50,000 each.
Asian Games gold medallist Amit Panghal (52-kg) and four-time Asian Championships medallist Shiva Thapa (60-kg) were the other gold medal hopes who faced no hassles on their way to the final.
Five-time World Champion and Olympic bronze medallist MC Mary Kom starred as Olympian Shiva Thapa, Sarita Devi, Manoj Kumar, Dheeraj,…
Olympian Shiva Thapa, Sarita Devi, Manoj Kumar, Dheeraj, Rohit Tokas also made it to the medal round.
Indias World No. 3 Shiva Thapa, Manish Kaushik, and Sarjubala led the country's charge into the next round of the India Open International Boxing tournament at the Thyagraj Indoor Stadium on Monday.
Shiva Thapa and Vikas Krishan will be among India's best bets at World Boxing Championships.
