Dorjnyambuu ganbold

Asian Youth Champion Nikita Chand: Four Indian boxers Akash Gorkha, Vishvanath Suresh, Nikhil and Preet Malik advanced into the U-22 men’s finals at the ASBC Asian U-22 & Youth Boxing Championships 2024 here on Saturday.

Senior national champion Akash extended his dominant run in the 60kg category with a 5-0 win over Ilyasov Sayat of Uzbekistan in the semifinals.

After reviewing the bout, reigning Youth World Champion Vishvanath (48kg) won 5-2 against Baricuatro Bryan of the Philippines. The other two U-22 men’s semifinalists, Nikhil (57kg) and Preet (67kg) also won their bouts with a similar 5-2 scoreline after a bout review against Mongolia’s Dorjnyambuu Ganbold and Almaz Orozbekov of Kyrgyzstan, respectively.