India’s K Shyam Kumar (49kg) advanced to the final but Rohit Tokas (64kg) settled for a bronze medal after going down in the semifinals of the Thailand International Boxing Tournament in Bangkok on Thursday. Shyam Kumar defeated Mongolia’s Gankhuyag Gan-Erdene in the last-four stage to make the summit clash. The national silver-medallist, who had won a gold medal in the 2015 edition of the event, will now be up against Olympic champion Hasanboy Dusmatov of Uzbekistan. Rohit’s performance was a repeat of the 2015 edition when he had won a bronze medal. India had sent a seven-strong team for the event, of which four boxers lost in the opening round.

Source: Indian Express April 06, 2017 11:48 UTC