Bangkok, Aug 6 (IANS) Neeraj (men\u2019s 75kg) and Ishan Kataria (men\u2019s 90+kg), Yatri Patel (women\u2019s 57kg), Priya (women\u2019s 60kg) registered convincing victories to reach the finals of their respective weight categories in the U22 Asian Boxing Championships 2025 in Bangkok, Thailand on Wednesday.Neeraj banked on his speed and counter attacks to defeat Kyeongho Bang of South Korea 5:0 to become the first Indian boxer to make it to the summit clash on Wednesday. Ishan Kataria then joined him in the final when he used his big frame and strong punches to dominate Chen Chen of China as the referee had to stop the contest in the third round as the Chinese was getting battered.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Yatri Patel then became the first Indian women boxer to reach the final as she used the left-right combination punches to great effect to dominate Vietnam\u2019s Thi Nhung Quand to bag a 5:0 unanimous verdict in the women\u2019s 57kg semifinals. A few minutes later, Priya also came up with a dominating performance to overpower Uzbekistan\u2019s Odinakhon Ismoilova to reach the women\u2019s 60kg final.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The U19 and U22 Asian Boxing Championships, which are being held simultaneously, provides India\u2019s rising stars a platform to showcase their skills and determination against some Asia\u2019s toughest opponents. India has fielded a strong contingent of 40 boxers \u2014 20 in each age group \u2014 with a perfect mix of proven champions and potential talents who have impressed in the domestic circuit.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Among the four other semi-finalists in the morning session, Rockey Chaudhary was unlucky as the referee did not allow him to continue in the second round as he suffered cuts over both his eyebrows against Iran\u2019s Sam Estaki.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Harsh (60kg) and Mayur (90kg) took the fight to their respective opponents but could not finish on the right side of the split verdict from the judges. Harsh went down 1:4 against Uzbekistan\u2019s Shohruh Abdumalikov while Mayur lost to Shakhzod Polvonov of the same country. Ankush, the other boxer in fray, went down 0:5 against Sanzhar-Ali Begaliyev of Kazakhstan. All the four boxers will bring home a bronze medal.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Among the four other semi-finalists in the morning session, Rockey Chaudhary was unlucky as the referee did not allow him to continue in the second round as he suffered cuts over both his eyebrows against Iran\u2019s Sam Estaki.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Also finishing with the bronze medals were Parthavi Grewal (women\u2019s 60kg), Parnjal Yadav (women\u2019s 65kg) and Shruti (women\u2019s 75kg) after they lost their respective semi-final bouts.<\/p>\r\n\r\n