Asian Boxing Championships 2021

Asian Boxing Championships: Amit Panghal, Shiva Thapa through to final; Vikas Krishan wins bronze

Tokyo Olympics-bound Panghal out-punched familiar foe Saken Bibossinov of Kazakhstan 5-0. Meanwhile, Thapa dominated top-seeded defending champion Bakhodur Usmonov of Tajikistan to make the final.

Asian Boxing Championships: Mary Kom, Sakshi through to final, Monika, Simranjit Kaur and Jaismine win bronze

While six-time world champion Mary Kom prevailed 4-1 over Mongolia's Lutsaikhan Altantsetseg, two-time youth world champion Sakshi upstaged top-seeded Kazakh Dina Zholaman 3-2.

Asian Boxing Championships: Felt like I beat the virus, says Shiva Thapa on his record fifth Asian medal

Thapa became the most successful Indian male boxer in the history of the Asian Boxing Championships.

Asian Boxing Championships: Amit Panghal, Varinder Singh advance to semis as India's assured medal haul swells to 14

Panghal secured a second successive medal after overcoming a stiff challenge from Mongolia's Kharkhuu Enkhmandakh in the last-eight stage, while Varinder defeated Filipino Jere Samuel Dela Cruz 5-0.

Asian Boxing Championships: Shiva Thapa secures medal with quarter-final win, Mohammed Hussamuddin loses

Thapa prevailed 5-0 in a lop-sided clash to set up a showdown with defending champion and top seed Bakhodur Usmonov of Tajikistan. Usmonov outclassed John Paul Panuayan.

Asian Boxing Championships: Shiva Thapa, Mohammed Hussamuddin give India winning start

Hussamuddin (56kg) defeated Kazakhstan's Makhmud Sabyrkhan in his opening bout. Later, Thapa, who is chasing a fifth successive medal at the event, got the better of Kyrgyzstan's Dmitri Puchinn. Both boxers won 5-0.

Asian Boxing Championships: Indian boxers aim to better record-shattering medal haul from previous edition

India had delivered its best-ever Asian Championship performance in the 2019 edition in Thailand, claiming 13 medals, including two gold, four silver and seven bronze.

Asian Boxing Championships: Vinod Tanwar withdrawn from India men's team after testing positive for COVID-19

The 23-year-old returned positive for the virus when he was tested in isolation on his return to Patiala earlier this week, ruling him out from what would have been his maiden appearance at the continental showpiece.