Ankush and Parveen Hooda made it to the finals of their respective category, while Narender Berwal settled for a bronze after losing his +90kg semifinal bout to current world champion Aibek Oralbay of Kazakhstan.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Ankush registered a brilliant come-from-behind win over Erkinboev in the semifinal by 4-1. Ankush was trailing 1-4 at the end of the first round but bagged a closely fought second round 3-2 with his punches landing well. <\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The Indian pugilist was superior of the two boxers in the third round as well, as he clinched the third one 5-0. Four of the five judges voted in favour of Ankush as he won 4-1. All four gave him a 29-28 ruling, while he received a 28-29 against him from one judge.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Later, Narender lost his semifinal to Oralbay by a 0-5 unanimous decision. Oralbay dominated the bout with his strong punches, while Narender fought his way well but could not bring the world champion down. <\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Oralbay won the first round 5-0 with his punches landing well. He continued his dominance in the second round as well as his fierce attacks put Narender in trouble. The Kazakh took a defensive approach in the third round as he kept the Indian pugilist at bay for a 5-0 win.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Meanwhile, Ankush has become the first Indian male boxer to move into the Asiad final since Amit Panghal (49kg) won a gold in the 2018 Jakarta Games. Narender won the bronze in the men's +92kg event in the last Games.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
This was India's second confirmed silver medal in boxing at the ongoing Games. A little earlier, Parveen Hooda marched into the final of the women's 65kg event after a 5-0 win over China's Li Shu.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Parveen dominated the bout, especially in the last two rounds. She bagged the first round by a close 3-2 margin as she landed counter punches while being measured in her approach.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Parveen dominated the second round with her hits, while the Chinese boxer also landed some punches. Despite this, Parveen won the round 5-0. The Indian pugilist was superior once again in the third round as she landed accurate punches to win the third round 5-0. All five judges voted in her favour, with three giving her a 29-28 ruling and two giving 30-27.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Parveen now moves into the final of the 65kg, where she will be facing what is expected to be a pretty tough bout against Chinese Taipei's Chen Nien-chin for the gold medal.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Parveen dominated the second round with her hits, while the Chinese boxer also landed some punches. Despite this, Parveen won the round 5-0. The Indian pugilist was superior once again in the third round as she landed accurate punches to win the third round 5-0. All five judges voted in her favour, with three giving her a 29-28 ruling and two giving 30-27.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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