{"id":34600,"date":"2017-05-05T16:44:51","date_gmt":"2017-05-05T16:44:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=34600"},"modified":"2017-05-05T16:44:51","modified_gmt":"2017-05-05T16:44:51","slug":"shiva-thapa-sumit-sangwanenter-asian-boxing-championships-finals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/?p=34600","title":{"rendered":"Shiva Thapa, Sumit Sangwan enter Asian Boxing Championships finals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignleft size-full wp-image-3990\" src=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/shiva_thapa.jpg\" alt=\"shiva thapa\" style=\"margin-right: 8px; margin-bottom: 8px; float: left;\" width=\"250\" height=\"156\" srcset=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/shiva_thapa.jpg 250w, https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/shiva_thapa-150x94.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/>Tashkent: Shiva Thapa (60kg) and Sumit Sangwan (91kg) stunned higher rated opponents to enter the final of their respective weight categories at the Asian Boxing Championships here on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The fourth seeded Thapa upset Olympic bronze medallist and top seed Dorjnyambuug Otgondalai of Mongolia 3-2 in the semi-finals of the Lightweight (60kg) category.<\/p>\n<p>The Assam lad will fight Elnur Abduraimov of Uzbekistan for the gold medal. Abduraimov defeated China&#8217;s Jun Shan in his semi-final bout.<\/p>\n<p>Sumit on the other hand, clinched a comprehensive 5-0 victory over second seed Jakhon Qurbonov of Tajikistan in the last four stage of the Heavyweight (91kg) division.<\/p>\n<p>However, top seed Vikas Krishan settled for a bronze medal in the middleweight (75kg) category after he gave a walkover in the semi-finals to fourth seed Lee Dongyun of South Korea.<\/p>\n<p>With two silver medals assured, Indian boxers surpassed their performance from the last edition of the continental event in 2015 when they had taken three medals including a silver and two bronze.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignleft size-full wp-image-3990\" src=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/shiva_thapa.jpg\" alt=\"shiva thapa\" style=\"margin-right: 8px; margin-bottom: 8px; float: left;\" width=\"250\" height=\"156\" srcset=\"https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/shiva_thapa.jpg 250w, https:\/\/indiansportsnews.co.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/shiva_thapa-150x94.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/>Tashkent: Shiva Thapa (60kg) and Sumit Sangwan (91kg) stunned higher rated opponents to enter the final of their respective weight categories at the Asian Boxing Championships here on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The fourth seeded Thapa upset Olympic bronze medallist and top seed Dorjnyambuug Otgondalai of Mongolia 3-2 in the semi-finals of the Lightweight (60kg) category.<\/p>\n<p>The Assam lad will fight Elnur Abduraimov of Uzbekistan for the gold medal. 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