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Asian Boxing Championships: Indian boxers dominate the ring

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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