Asian Youth Boxing Championships: Four Indians Enter Semifinals

Four Indians boxers qualified for the semifinals of Asian Youth Boxing Championship being held in Dubai.

of our youth men boxers registered win on Day and now our total youth men boxers are in Semifinals of #AsianYouthandJuniorChampionships#PunchMeinHaiDum#boxing pic.twitter.com/P5OsqLZY6Y Four Indian boxers have entered the semifinals of the Asian Youth boxing championships being held in Dubai after a day of mixed results for the country. The continental showpiece is being conducted simultaneously for the youth and junior boxers (both men and women) for the first time. Seven Indians took the ring in the quarterfinals on Monday evening and four of them emerged victorious. Jaydeep Rawat (71kg) defeated UAE's Mohammed Eissa in the most dominating show by an Indian, outclassing his rival in the second round. Vanshaj (63.5kg) won 5-0 against Tajikistan's Makhkamov Dovud, while Daksh Singh (67kg) defeated Kyrgyzstan's Eldar Turdubaev 4-1. Suresh Vishvanath (48kg) was up against against Kyrgyzstan's Amantur Zholbborosv and prevailed 5-0. However, Victor Saikhom Singh (54kg) lost to Kyrgyzstan's Derbek Tilvaldiev 2-3, while Vijay Singh(57kg) was beaten 0-3 by Tajikistan's Morodov Abubakr. Rabindra Singh lost 2-3 to Tajikistan's Yoqubov Abdurrahim.