Bellary (Karnataka): Five Time Championship Asia Medal Shiva Thapa entered the semi-finals of 5th men’s boxing citizens with a thrilling victory over Ankit Narwal on Sunday.
Boxer Assam showed great footwork and used all his experiences to suppress his RSPB against the precision blow.
Even though Thora faced a rigid challenge, he did not allow the momentum to slip and finish a 4-1 victory in the quarter-finals of 63.5 kg.
For RSPB, Sachin and Varinder Singh (60kg) appeared winners in their respective quarter-finals.
Sachin included the show dominating to outperform Roshan Zamir Goa with a round margin in the 54kg quarter-final match.
The 2021 Championship Asian Medalist Varinder also defeated Inderdit Singh from Daman, Diu & Nagar Haveli 5-0.
On the other hand, Ravi Kumar Uttar Pradesh advanced to the semi-finals.
Ravi started the quarter-finals of 48kg with aggressive intentions against Santosh Pradhan’s Odisha.
His strong blow and an attack continuously forced the referee to stop the contest and declare him the winner.
The Commonwealth Games 2018 Bronze Medal Mohammad Hussamuddin from SSCB extended his victory as he knocked down Gaud Rushikesh Maharashtra to enter the 57kg semi-finals.
Meanwhile, the world champion of the young man who ruled Sachin once again impressed everyone when Haryaa Boxer looked too strong for his opponent Jitendra Chaudhary from Rajasthan.
Sachin scored a 5-0 victory which was easy to advance to the 57kg semi-finals.
Pugjab Pugilists Vijay Kumar (60kg) and Rajpinder Singh (54kg) also registered a 5-0 victory that was identical to enter the semi-finals and ensured themselves at least a bronze medal.
While Vijay made the work of Manipur Myson Moirangthem Manipur, Rajpinder gets better than Wishal Shookand of Chandigarh.
Shiva Thapa Storms Become a Boxing National Semi-Final
