Jakarta/Guwahati: Indian Boxer Amit Panghal added another feather to India's cap at the Asian Games 2018 by bagging a gold. The 22-year old from Haryana defeated reigning Olympic and continental champion Hasanboy Dusmatov of Uzbekistan to win gold at the men's light flyweight (49 kilograms) category on Saturday.
With Amit's gold and Vikas Krishnan who settled for a silver in men's middleweight (75kg) division, the boxing division of the Indian team will return with two medals from the 2018 Asiad .
Regardless of confronting one of the best boxers of the world in his weight class, Amit coordinated his adversary blow for blow all through the session.
The opening session got off to a moderate begin with the two boxers endeavoring to survey each other. Amit was the more forceful boxer and attempted to drive the Uzbek on to the back foot with his assaulting style.
The Indian's unrivaled stature and achieve likewise enabled him to toss punches from a separation and keep out of his rival's compass.
Despite the fact that Dusmatov used his incredible counter punching aptitudes to arrive scoring punches, for the vast majority of the session he attempted to get in go which would have enabled him to dispatch a legitimate attack.
The 2016 Rio Olympics champion utilized his great guard to keep the Indian's blows under control while his footwork constrained Amit to do the vast majority of the diligent work.
Dusmatov attempted to constrain the activity mid-route during that time round however, Amit did well to stand his ground. The Haryana boxer nearly figured out how to thump his opponent down, however, Dusmatov figured out how to remain on his feet.
With almost no isolating the two rivals after the initial two rounds, both Amit and Dusmatov attempted to raise the stakes in the third and last period. Amit kept up his assaulting beat and utilized a bring down defense in the third round as the Uzbek star attempted to coordinate his pace.