Asian Youth And Junior Boxing Championships: Bishwamitra Among Four Indians To Enter Semis

India's Bishwamitra Chongtham (51kg) sailed into the Asian Youth and Junior Boxing Championships semifinals along with three of his compatriots.

India's Bishwamitra Chongtham (51kg) sailed into the semifinals along with three of his compatriots, assuring themselves of at least a bronze medal at the Asian Youth and Junior Boxing Championships in Dubai on Sunday. Bishwamitra, a World Youth Championships bronze medallist, proved too strong for Kenzhe Muratul of Kazakhstan as he showed swift movement and technical prowess to secure an easy 5-0 win. Abhimanyu Loura (92kg), Deepak (75kg) and Preeti (57kg) were the other Indians to reach the semifinals. In the middleweight quarterfinal, Deepak, up against Iraq's Dhurgham Karim, dominated the proceedings from the word go. He landed a flurry of punches on his opponent in the third round, forcing the referee to stop the contest. National champion Abhimanyu from Haryana also moved into the last four after defeating Kyrgyzstan's Tenibekov Sanjar in a one-sided affair.