Asian Games Boxing Finals
Indian boxers advance to Asian Games finals after dominating multiple semifinal matches.
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At the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, Ankush Panghal defeated reigning world champion Fazliddin Erkinboev 4-1 to reach the men’s 80kg final, while Parveen Hooda beat China’s Li Shu 5-0 to reach the women’s 65kg gold-medal bout. Both had already secured medals with quarterfinal victories. Hooda’s advance followed the stripping of her Hangzhou medal after a 22-month suspension for a whereabouts failure. Lovlina Borgohain, Priya Ghanghas, Kapil Pokhariya and Narender Berwal also reached boxing medal rounds, and Indian boxers surpassed the team’s four-medal haul from the previous Games. India’s shooting team of Neeru, Aashima Ahlawat and Manisha Keer added silver in the women’s trap team event.
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Panghal came back after losing the opening round 4-1: he took the second 3-2, then swept all five judges’ cards in the final round to complete his win over Erkinboev.
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Lovlina Borgohain beat South Korea’s Suyeon Seong 5-0 in the women’s 75kg quarterfinal, with all five judges scoring the bout 30-27. She is set to meet Kazakhstan’s Natalya Bogdanova in the semifinal.
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Priya Ghanghas defeated Tajikistan’s Mijgona Samadova 5-0 in the women’s 60kg quarterfinal and was due to face China’s Yang Chengyu in the semifinal. Kapil Pokhariya also advanced, beating South Korea’s Kim Gichae 5-0 in the men’s 90kg quarterfinal.
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Alongside the women’s trap team silver, Neeru qualified for the individual final; Shapath Bharadwaj also qualified for the men’s trap individual final, while the Indian men’s trap team finished sixth.
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