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Amit Panghal clinches gold medal at Asian Boxing Championships

Panghal, who had won the Asian Games gold medal last year, defeated Korea's Kim Inkyu Korea in a unanimous decision

Amit Panghal clinches gold medal at Asian Boxing Championships

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Published : Apr 26, 2019, 1:21 PM IST

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Updated : Apr 26, 2019, 3:32 PM IST

Bangkok: Asian Games champion Amit Panghal (52 kg) on Friday won the first gold medal for India at the ongoing Asian Boxing Championships here.

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Panghal, who had won the Asian Games gold medal last year, defeated Korea's Kim Inkyu Korea in a unanimous decision, thereby clinching his second gold of the year.

The 2017 Asian Championships silver medallist had earlier decimated China's Jianguan Hu 4-1 to march into the summit clash.

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The 23-year-old, who was participating in his maiden international competition since moving up to 52kg from 49kg earlier this year, had come into the tournament on the back of a gold medal at the Strandja Memorial Tournament in February.

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However, there was a disappointment in the 49 kg category as national champion Deepak Singh had to settle for a silver after going down against Nodirjon Mirzahmedov of Uzbekistan.
Kavinder Singh Bisht also went down fighting in the finals of the 56 kg category against reigning Asian Games champion Mirazizbek Mirzakhalilov of Uzbekistan.

Bangkok: Asian Games champion Amit Panghal (52 kg) on Friday won the first gold medal for India at the ongoing Asian Boxing Championships here.

Also Read: China secure a set of medals in table tennis worlds

Panghal, who had won the Asian Games gold medal last year, defeated Korea's Kim Inkyu Korea in a unanimous decision, thereby clinching his second gold of the year.

The 2017 Asian Championships silver medallist had earlier decimated China's Jianguan Hu 4-1 to march into the summit clash.

Watch the video

The 23-year-old, who was participating in his maiden international competition since moving up to 52kg from 49kg earlier this year, had come into the tournament on the back of a gold medal at the Strandja Memorial Tournament in February.

Also Read: ISSF World Cup: Manu Bhaker-Saurabh Chaudhary bag gold

However, there was a disappointment in the 49 kg category as national champion Deepak Singh had to settle for a silver after going down against Nodirjon Mirzahmedov of Uzbekistan.
Kavinder Singh Bisht also went down fighting in the finals of the 56 kg category against reigning Asian Games champion Mirazizbek Mirzakhalilov of Uzbekistan.

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Hyderabad: Asian Games gold medallist Amit Panghal clinched the first gold medal for India at the Asian Boxing Championships in 52 kg category by unanimous decision.

Amil Panghal is only one step away from winning the gold medal at the Asian Boxing Championships as he defeated Jianguan Hu 4-1 on Thursday to storm into the final.

This was also his maiden international competition since moving up to 52kg from 49kg earlier this year.

Meanwhile, national champion Deepak Singh (49kg) had to settle for a silver after going down in a split verdict to Nodirjon Mirzahmedov of Uzbekistan.

India challenged the verdict under the Bout Review System and a decision is awaited on it. Up against a lanky opponent, who was willing to play the waiting game, Amit Panghal started in his usual aggressive style.

His strategy of stumping rivals with relentless attacks paid off against Inkyu and the Korean simply had no answer to Panghal's aggression.

The Indian boxer managed to corner his rival quite often and his solid defences defied the attempts at connecting by Inkyu.

Earlier, Deepak put up a gutsy performance that failed to find favour with the judges. It was about in which both the boxers were mostly looking to counter-attack. Deepak's focus was getting his straight punches across, while Mirzahmedov looked to connect right hooks occasionally.

The Indian was a clear winner in the opening round but Mirzahmedov came back strongly in the second.

The Uzbek turned a shade defensive in the last three minutes, which gave Deepak a chance to assert himself. However, the final outcome was in favour of the Uzbek, much to the surprise of the Indian camp which immediately sought a review of the decision.

The tournament has a Bout Review Process in place for any contentious decisions. Teams have been handed yellow cards at the beginning of their respective bouts. Coaches get a minute after the fight to appeal against a decision.

Slow motion footage of the bout is used for review by an observer to decide the merits of the appeal

In case the decision does not favour the team concerned, the national federation has to pay USD 1,000 as a penalty.

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Last Updated : Apr 26, 2019, 3:32 PM IST

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