The Indian boxers dominated the boxing rings at the Asian Boxing Championship in Bangkok, Thailand.
World Championships silver medallist Sonia Chahal (57kg) advanced to the quarter-finals by defeating Vietnam’s Do Nha Uyan by 5-0. Four other Indian boxers made a winning start on what was a flawless opening day for India.
National champion Deepak in 49kg category and Rohit Tokas in 64kg category advanced to the last-16 stage with confident victories. Deepak defeated Vietnam’s Loi Bui, Cong Danh, fetching a unanimous verdict from the judges before Rohit put it past Taiwan’s Chu-Yen Lai with a similar scoreline.
Ashish (69kg) too began his challenge in an equally impressive fashion, blanking Cameron’s VY Sophors 5-0 to reach the pre-quarters while Asian Games bronze medallist Satish Kumar (+91kg) thumped Iman Ramezanpourdelavar of Iran by a flawless 5-0 score to make his way into the last eight.
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