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President’s Cup: Manipur boxer N Lalbiakkima stuns Olympic champion Hasanboy Dusmatov to enter semi-finals

Press Trust of India June 9, 2018, 08:57:50 IST

Indian boxer N Lalbiakkima (49kg) notched up a sensational triumph over Olympic champion Hasanboy Dusmatov to enter the semi-finals of the President’s Cup Tournament in Astana, Kazakhstan on Friday.

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President’s Cup: Manipur boxer N Lalbiakkima stuns Olympic champion Hasanboy Dusmatov to enter semi-finals

New Delhi: Indian boxer N Lalbiakkima (49kg) notched up a sensational triumph over Olympic champion Hasanboy Dusmatov to enter the semi-finals of the President’s Cup Tournament in Astana, Kazakhstan on Friday. [caption id=“attachment_4503211” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]India’s N Lalbiakkima celebrates his win over Olympic champion. BFI India’s N Lalbiakkima celebrates his win over Olympic champion. BFI[/caption] Lalbikkima, hailing from Manipur, prevailed 4-1 to clinch the biggest win of his career and assure himself of a medal. Dusmatov is also a silver-medallist from last year’s World Championships. Also advancing to the semi-final was former world youth champion Sachin Siwach (52kg). The Indian youngster claimed a 4-1 win over Thailand’s Yurachai Wuttichai to make the last-four stage. However, Devanshu Jaiswal bowed out after going down to Uzbekistan’s Melikuziyev Bektemir in his quarter-final bout.

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