Bellary (Karnataka), Sep 19: Five-time Asian Championships medallist Shiva Thapa entered the semi-finals of the 5th men’s Boxing Nationals with a thrilling win over Ankit Narwal, here on Sunday.
Though Thapa faced stiff challenge, he did not let the momentum slip and completed a 4-1 win in the 63.5kg quarter-final.
For RSPB, Sachin and Varinder Singh (60kg) emerged victors in their respective quarter-finals. Sachin put up a dominating show to outperform Goa’s Roshan Zamir by unanimous margin in the 54kg quarter-final match.
On the other hand, Uttar Pradesh’s Ravi Kumar advanced into the 48kg semi-finalsafter defeating Orrisa’s Santosh Pradhan.
The 2018 Commonwealth Games bronze medallist Mohammad Hussamuddin of SSCB extended his winning run as he knocked out Maharashtra’s Rushikesh Gaud to enter the 57kg semi-finals.
Sachin notched up an easy 5-0 win to progress into the 57kg semi-finals. Punjab pugilists Vijay Kumar (60kg) and Rajpinder Singh (54kg) also registered identical 5-0 victories to enter the semis.
While Vijay made light work of Manipur’s Myson Moirangthem Manipur, Rajpinder got the better of Vishal Sheokand of Chandigarh. (PTI)
