Six Indian boxers assure medals at Asian U-23 Championships

India’s U-23 men boxers secured six medals at the Asian Under-19 and Under-23 Boxing Championships in Jakarta. Vishvanath, Ganga, Vanshaj and Hitesh impressed in the quarterfinals as six Indian fighters advanced to the semifinals

Hyderabad: India’s under-23 men boxers delivered a strong performance at the Asian Under-19 and Under-23 Boxing Championships, with six boxers advancing to the semifinals and assuring themselves of medals following the quarterfinal bouts held in Jakarta on Friday.

Leading the charge, Asian champion Vishvanath (50kg) continued his dominant run with a convincing 5-0 win over Saudi Arabia’s Ibrahim Aljohani. Ganga (55kg) matched that performance with a clinical 5-0 victory against Vietnam’s Quang Loc Tran.

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In the 65kg category, Vanshaj secured a solid 4-1 win over Kazakhstan’s Assylkhan Kosherbay, while Hitesh (70kg) delivered a standout performance, stopping Indonesia’s Radiyansyah via RSC in the first round.

Despite a few closely contested bouts, Aryan Malik (80kg) and Rocky Chaudhary (85kg) went down fighting in 4-1 and 4-0 decisions, respectively, while Hemant Sangwan (90kg) lost to Uzbekistan’s Samir Sobirov by a 5-0 decision.

With these results, India has now assured six medals in the U-23 men’s competition, with the semifinalists being Vishvanath (50kg), Ganga (55kg), Vanshaj (65kg), Hitesh (70kg), Neeraj (75kg), and Ishan Kataria (+90kg).