Tashkent, May 12: Indian boys had a challenging day at the Asian Boxing U-17 Championships 2026, with Lakshay Phogat emerging as the lone finalist as four other boxers settled for bronze medals after their semifinal bouts here on Tuesday.
In the 75kg category, Lakshay delivered a dominant performance to defeat Seungmin Lee of Korea by a unanimous 5:0 decision to book his place in the final.
In his semifinal bout, Narendra Nella (46kg) went down 0:5 against Abdulloh Nuraliev of Uzbekistan.
Yash Yadav (50kg) lost 1:4 to Suld Usukhbaatar of Mongolia, while Nivesh Pal (54kg) suffered a 0:5 defeat against Abdulbosit Yursunboev of Uzbekistan. In a closely contested bout, Naman (70kg) lost 2:3 against Abduvohid Abdumajidov of Uzbekistan. (PTI)
