India U-15 girls storm into nine finals at Asian Boxing Championships

India’s Under-15 girls boxing team produced a dominant display in the semifinals of the Asian Boxing Championships in Tashkent, with nine pugilists advancing to the finals. Several Indian boxers secured emphatic RSC victories to keep the country’s gold medal hopes alive

Hyderabad: India’s Under-15 girls delivered a commanding performance in the semifinals at the Asian Boxing Under-15 and Under-17 Championships, with nine boxers advancing to the finals following dominant displays in Tashkent on Saturday.

In the 30–33kg category, Akshita registered an emphatic win by RSC in the second round against Ayazhan Marat of Kazakhstan (KAZ).

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In the 35kg category, Jiya fought a close bout but went down 1:4 by split decision to Malika Moldogazieva of Kyrgyzstan (KGZ).

Anzee (37kg) continued India’s strong run with a convincing 5:0 victory over Sarvinoz Riskulova of Uzbekistan (UZB), while Soniya (40kg) also secured a dominant 5:0 win against Diana Mendigarayeva of Kazakhstan (KAZ).

In the 43kg category, Tanvi clinched a win by RSC in the second round against Sezim Nurlubek of Kazakhstan (KAZ). Hanshika Attri (46kg) followed up with an impressive RSC victory in the first round over Yuhui Cheon of Korea (KOR).

In the 49kg category, Khushi Rana lost 0:5 to Zebiniso Abdullayeva of Uzbekistan (UZB), while Knishka (52kg) also went down 0:5 against Samal Tolepbergen of Kazakhstan (KAZ).

Sunaina (58kg) delivered a strong performance, winning by RSC in the first round against Ardak Abdikhan of Kazakhstan (KAZ).

In the 61kg category, Bhumika secured a win by RSC in the second round against Chiao-Ying Chang of Chinese Taipei (TPE).

Tannvi (64kg) registered a hard-fought 4:1 victory over Yasmin Jautkhanova of Kazakhstan (KAZ) to progress to the finals.

In the higher weight categories, Aashvi (67kg) lost by RSC in the second round against Nurgul Sakhi of Kazakhstan (KAZ), while Manvi (70+kg) went down 0:5 against Zahro Daniyorova of Uzbekistan (UZB).

With nine finalists confirmed, the Indian Under-15 girls’ team will now look to convert this strong showing into gold medals in the finals.