Overview
- India locked in at least three medals Friday after Nikhat Zareen, Priya, and Preeti Pawar advanced to the Asian Boxing Championships semifinals in Ulaanbaatar, a stage that guarantees bronze in amateur boxing.
- Nikhat stopped the Philippines’ Xian Baguhin in the first round by RSC, and she now meets China’s Wu Yu, the Paris 2024 Olympic gold medallist, in the 51kg semifinals.
- Priya beat China’s Chengyu Yang 4–1 in the 60kg quarterfinals, booking a semifinal against Mongolia’s Namuun Monkhor.
- Preeti outpointed Mongolia’s Munguntsetseng 5–0 in the 54kg quarters to set up a meeting with Korea’s Im Aeji, an Olympic bronze medallist and 2025 world bronze winner.
- On the men’s side, national champion Aditya won 5–0 to progress in the 65kg draw, Sachin Siwach and Vishvanath Suresh reached the last eight with bouts ahead against Cheng-Wei Lee and reigning world champion Sanzhar Tashkenbay, and Deepak exited 1–4 to Jordan’s Zeyad Eashash at 70kg.