India continues strong run at Asian U-19 and U-23 Boxing Championships

India produced another impressive performance at the Asian U-19 and U-23 Boxing Championships in Jakarta, with Ambekar Meetei, Aditya, Sikander and Devendra Choudhary registering convincing victories, while Prashant fought hard before suffering a narrow defeat in the 70kg category

Hyderabad: India continued its impressive run at the Asian U-19 & U-23 Boxing Championships with a series of strong performances in the U-19 category on Day 3 in Jakarta, led by Ambekar Meetei (50kg), who delivered a dominant win in the men’s division.

Competing in the 50kg category, Ambekar Meetei secured a commanding victory over Chinese Taipei’s Qi-You Xiao via RSC in the first round, showcasing complete control from the outset.

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In the boys’ division, Aditya (55kg) registered a convincing 5:0 win over Kyrgyzstan’s Daniel Tashtanbekov, while Sikander (60kg) followed it up with a clinical 5:0 victory over Korea’s Taemin Yang.

Adding to India’s tally, Devendra Choudhary (75kg) produced a strong performance to defeat Chinese Taipei’s Sung-Lin Tsai via RSC in the second round, underlining India’s strength across weight categories.

In the 70kg bout, Prashant put up a spirited and closely contested performance against Kazakhstan’s Bibarys Ashirvay. After losing the opening round 4:1, he made a strong comeback to take the second round 3:2 before narrowly conceding the final round 3:2, resulting in a hard-fought defeat.