Tashkent [Uzbekistan], May 2 : Indian boxer Shiva Thapa stormed into the quarter-finals of the Asian Boxing Championship after defeating Kyrgyzstan's Omurbek Malabekov in the Men's 60 kg weight category here on Tuesday.
World Championships bronze-medallist Thapa swept aside Malabekov in a split verdict to book his place in the last eight.
The 23-year-old will now lock horns with Chinese Taipei's Chu-En Lai for a place in the semi-finals. Meanwhile, Sumit Sangwan, a former gold medallist at the Asian Olympic Qualifiers, also made it to the quarter-finals of 91 kg category after knocking down Erdenebayar Sandagsuren of Mangolia.
Sumit will now face third-seeded Fengkai Yu of China for a place in the semi-finals. Earlier, Vikas Krishan (75 kg), Gaurav Bidhuri (56 kg) and Amit Phangal (49 kg) had also booked their places into the last eight of the tournament after winning their respective matches.
Source: ANI
