Indian boxer Sumit reached the semi-finals of Thailand Open

In the Thailand Open International Boxing Tournament 2022, Indian boxer Sumit performed brilliantly to make it to the semi-finals, while Gau...

In the Thailand Open International Boxing Tournament 2022, Indian boxer Sumit performed brilliantly to make it to the semi-finals, while Gaurav Chauhan crashed out after losing in Phuket on Tuesday. Playing his first match after getting a bye in the opening round, Sumit looked in fine form throughout the match as he comfortably won the last 8 match of the men's 75kg with a 5-0 win over Kazakhstan's Timur Nursitov.

Sumit became the fourth Indian semi-finalist in the ongoing tournament. who watch the high-voltage competition in the presence of 130 top boxers, including 74 men and 56 women, from Asia, Europe, Oceania and Africa. Monika (48kg), Ashish Kumar (81kg) and Manisha (57kg) are the other three Indians, who have already reached the last-4 stage.

Six Indian boxers will be seen in action today. Bhagyabati Kachari (75kg), Amit Panghal (52kg) and Rohit Mor (57kg) will play in the quarterfinals. On the other hand, Govind Sahni (48), Varinder Singh (60kg) and Ashish Kumar (81kg) will fight for a place in the finals. In the last season of Thailand Open held in 2019, the Indian contingent had won eight medals, which included one gold, four silver and three bronze medals.

- KTP Bureau