Defending champion Amit Panghal punched his way into the men`s 52kg final at the 2021 ASBC Asian Boxing Championships with an impressive win over Kazakhstan`s Saken Bibossinov in the last-4 clash in Dubai on Friday. During an intense battle between World Championships silver medallist Panghal and bronze medallist Bibossinov, the Indian made a cautious start and tried to keep a distance from the opponent. Panghal will square off against the Rio Olympics and World Champion Zoirov Shakhobidin of Uzbekistan in the gold medal match on Monday. On Friday six-time World Champion Mary Kom (51kg) alongside three more Indian women pugilists--Pooja Rani (75kg), Anupama (+81kg), and Lalbuatsahi (64kg)--progressed into the finals. The gold medallists of men`s and women`s categories will be awarded USD 10,000 while both the silver and bronze medal winners will take home USD 5,000 and 2,500 respectively.

Source: dna May 29, 2021 04:12 UTC