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Shiva Thapa & Amit Panghal Kick Off With A Win At The Men’s National Boxing Championship
Tokyo Olympian Ashish Kumar: Six-time Asian Championships medalist Shiva Thapa (63.5kg) and 2019 World Championships silver medalist Amit Panghal (51kg) started their campaign on a winning note on day three at the 7th Elite Men’s National Boxing Championships in Shillong.
Representing Assam, Shiva started off in a dominating fashion against Abhinash Jamwal but as the bout progressed, the boxer from Himachal Pradesh made a remarkable comeback and made Shiva work for each point impressing the referees.
The bout was closely contested throughout but the highly experienced Shiva maintained his composure in the crucial moments of the game to get past his opponent in a 4-3 split decision win. He will now face Santhosh HK of Karnataka in the round of 16 clash on Tuesday.
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