Aman Siwach, Devansh lead India to 43 medal guarantee at Asian U-15 and U-17 Boxing Championships in Amman

Aman Siwach (63kg) and Devansh (80kg) spearheaded India’s performance in the under-17 boys' category, each recording Referee Stopped Contest (RSC) victories against rivals from the Philippines and Jordan, respectively, in the final round of quarterfinal bouts.

Hyderabad: India continued to dominate the Asian under-15 and 17 years boxing championship and is assured of 43 medals in Amman on Saturday.

Aman Siwach (63kg) and Devansh (80kg) led the charge in the under-17 boys’ section, both securing Referee Stopped Contest (RSC) wins over opponents from the Philippines and Jordan, respectively, in the last set of quarterfinals bouts.

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In the girls’ division, Simranjeet Kaur (60kg) posted a commanding 5-0 win over Jordan’s Aya Alhasanat, while Himanshi (70kg) ended her bout in the very first round with an RSC against Palestine’s Farah Abou Layla, joining their cohorts in the penultimate round.

The results: Men: Under-17: Quarterfinals: 60 kg: Sahil Duhan (IND)
lost to Amirali Mehrabi (IRI) – on points 2-3.

63 kg: Aman Siwach (IND) bt Ziadrach James Cabrera (PHI) – RSC R2

66 kg: Anant Gaurishankar Deshmukh (IND) lost to Daniyal Shalkarbay
(KAZ) – on points 0-5.

75 kg: Priyansh Sehrawat (IND) lost to Khurshidbek Juraev (UZB) – on points 0-5.

80 kg: Devansh (IND) bt Abdallah Aldabbas (JOR) – RSC R3

80+ kg: Loven Gulia (IND) lost to Farhoud Ghorbani (IRI) – on points 0-5.

Women: Under-17: Quarterfinals: 60 kg: Simranjeet Kaur (IND) bt Aya
Alhasanat (JOR) – on points.

70 kg: Himanshi (IND) bt Farah Abou Layla (PLE) – RSC R1.