Seven Indian boxers reach finals
Kathmandu: World Championships bronze medallist Manish Kaushik (64kg) lived up to the top billing as he continued with his menacing form with 2017 Asian Championship bronze medallist Shiksha leading the charge in the women's category, as seven Indian boxers entered the finals at the ongoing 13th South Asian Games here in Nepal on Saturday.
Sachin Siwach (56kg), Ankit Khatana (75kg), Vinod Tanwar (49kg) and Gaurav Chauhan (91kg) were the other four Indian male boxers to enter the finals while S Kalaivani progressed to the women's (48kg) final.
Youth world champion Siwach defeated Naqueebullah of Pakistan with a 5-0 verdict. Khatana also bagged the fight with a similar margin against Hossain Mohammad Arif of Pakistan. Despite the crowd support, local boy Sushil Thapa failed to produce any resistance as Tanwar marched into the final with a unanimous nod from the judges. Chauhan too defeated Arjun Sigu of Nepal with a scoreline of 5-0. IANS