Khushi Chand, Tikam Singh lead India to success in Asian Under-17 Boxing Championship, seven pugilists reach final four
Khushi (44–46 kg), a bronze medalist at the 2024 Asian School Boys & Girls Boxing Championship in Abu Dhabi, delivered an impressive Referee Stopped Contest (RSC) win in the second round against Vietnam’s Nguyen Thi Hong Yen. Tikam (52 kg), the SGFI 2024 gold medalist, maintained his dominant performance by defeating Palestine’s Othman Diab in Round 2.
Hyderabad: Khushi Chand and Tikam Singh led India’s charge in the Asian Under-17 boxing championship on the sixth day with seven more pugilists sealing a final four spot in their respective weight categories.
Khushi (44–46 kg), a bronze medallist at the 2024 Asian School Boys & Girls Boxing Championship in Abu Dhabi, impressed with a Referee Stopped Contest (RSC) victory in the second round over Vietnam’s Nguyen Thi Hong Yen. Tikam (52 kg), the SGFI 2024 gold medallist, continued his dominant form, stopping Palestine’s Othman Diab in Round 2.
In the men’s section, Ambekar Meetei (48 kg), Udham Singh (54 kg), and Rahul Gariya (57 kg) all won by unanimous 5-0 decisions. Aman Dev (50 kg) edged past Jordan’s Osamah Al-Khaldi 3-2 in a tight bout. On the women’s side, Jiya (48 kg) defeated Vietnam’s Thi Ru Na Dinh with a clean 5-0 win, while Jannat (54 kg) overpowered Ukraine’s Anhelina Rumiantseva 4-1.
The results:
Men: Under-17: Quarterfinals: 44-46 kg: Dhruv Kharb (IND) lost to Mykhailo Sydorenko (UKR) – on points 0-5.
48 kg: Ambekar Meetei Lairenlakpam (IND) bt Tymofii Oleksiienko (UKR) – on points 5-0.
50 kg: Aman Dev (IND) bt Osamah Al-Khaldi (JOR) – on points 3-2.
52 kg: Tikam Singh (IND) bt Othman Diab (PLE) – RSC R2
54 kg: Udham Singh Raghav (IND) bt Ryusei Kitamura (JPN) – on points 5-0.
57 kg: Rahul Gariya (IND) bt Mohammad Alarabati (PLE) – on points 5-0.
Women: Under17: Quarterfinals: 44-46 kg: Khushi Chand (IND) bt. Nguyen
Thi Hong Yen (VIE) – RSC R2
48 kg: Jiya (IND) bt Thi Ru Na Dinh (VIE) – on points 5-0.
52 kg: Samiksha Pradeep Singh (IND) lost to Runa Ito (JPN) – lost on points 1-4.
54 kg: Jannat (IND) bt Anhelina Rumiantseva (UKR) – on points 4-1.
57 kg: Radhamani Longjam (IND) lost to Indira Kydyrmoldaeva (KAZ) –
lost on points 1-4.
