Asian Boxing Championships: Lovlina Borgohain To Lead India’s Gold charge
A total of 12 Indians will aim to seal their berths in the final as they contest the semifinal bouts at the 2022 ASBC Asian Elite Boxing Championships in Amman, Jordan.
The semi-final bouts for the women’s category will kick off on Wednesday and will be followed by the men’s semis on Thursday, as per a press release from the Boxing Federation of India. (BFI).
The 2020 Tokyo Olympic bronze medalist Lovlina Borgohain (75kg) who is contesting in this weight category at an international tournament for the first time will take on Seong Suyeon of the Republic of Korea in her semi-finals bout.
Alongside Lovlina, the 2022 World Championships bronze medalist Parveen (63kg) will be up against Uranbileg Shinetsetseg of Mongolia while competition debutant Preeti (57kg) will be involved in a tough matchup against the 2020 Tokyo Olympics gold medalist Irie Sena of Japan.
The other four women in semifinal action will be Alfiya Pathan (81+kg), Saweety (81kg), Ankushita Boro (75kg), and Minakshi (52kg).
India’s total medal count of 12 in this year’s edition of the prestigious tournament is the third highest among all competing nations. The women pugilists of the country have secured seven medals which ranks them second in the women’s standings among all nations while the men’s total tally of five medals places them joint third alongside Jordan and Mongolia in their respective rankings.
The competition is witnessing the participation of 267 boxers from 27 top boxing nations. The final of the tournament for the women’s category will take place on Friday and for the men’s category will be conducted on Saturday.
Credits: ANI
