<p>Indian boxer Sumit (75kg) eked out a 3-2 win over Thailand's Borworn Kadamduan to advance to the semifinals and assure another medal for the country at the Asian Championships in Amman, Jordan on Monday.</p>.<p>Sumit, the reigning Thailand Open champion, won by spilt decision against his Thai opponent in the last eight round.</p>.<p>Sumit got off to the best possible start, courtesy his agility while dodging the opponent and powerful attacking technique that gave him the upper hand in the first two rounds.</p>.<p>Kadamduan, however, managed to stitch together a late comeback in the final round but it wasn't enough as the Indian clinched the thrilling bout by a split 3-2 decision and also sealed his place in the last four stage.</p>.<p>He will be up against defending champion Jafarov Saidjamshid of Uzbekistan.</p>.<p>India's guaranteed medal tally is now 11 at the on-going prestigious championships following Sumit's triumph.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, the other two Indians in action -- Sachin (71kg) and Lakshya Chahar (80kg) -- exited after defeats in their respective quarterfinal bouts.</p>.<p>Sachin could not sustain the momentum from his previous win as he suffered a 1-4 loss against the 2018 Asian Games silver medallist Aslanbek Shymbergenov of Kazakhstan.</p>.<p>Lakshya, on the other hand, lost to Uzbekistan's Aslonov Odiljon by 0-5 margin.</p>.<p>Later tonight, Naveen Kumar (92kg) and Narender (92+kg) will take the ring against Kazakhstan's Aibek Oralbay and Iran's Iman Ramezanpourdelavar respectively in their quarterfinal bouts.</p>.<p>Late on Sunday night, Amit Kumar (67kg), Monika (48kg) and Simranjit Kaur (60kg) bowed out of the competition after suffering defeats in their respective bouts.</p>.<p>The boxers will get a chance to rejuvenate and come back stronger to compete in the semifinals, with tomorrow being a rest day. The competition has been witnessing participation of 267 pugilists from 27 top boxing nations.</p>.<p>On Wednesday, the Tokyo Olympic bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain (75kg) and reigning World Championships bronze medallist Parveen (63kg) will be among seven Indian women pugilists to compete in the semifinals.</p>.<p>The other women boxers in action will be debutants Minakshi (52kg) and Preeti (57kg) along with Ankushita Boro (66kg), Saweety (81kg) and Alfiya (81kg).</p>
<p>Indian boxer Sumit (75kg) eked out a 3-2 win over Thailand's Borworn Kadamduan to advance to the semifinals and assure another medal for the country at the Asian Championships in Amman, Jordan on Monday.</p>.<p>Sumit, the reigning Thailand Open champion, won by spilt decision against his Thai opponent in the last eight round.</p>.<p>Sumit got off to the best possible start, courtesy his agility while dodging the opponent and powerful attacking technique that gave him the upper hand in the first two rounds.</p>.<p>Kadamduan, however, managed to stitch together a late comeback in the final round but it wasn't enough as the Indian clinched the thrilling bout by a split 3-2 decision and also sealed his place in the last four stage.</p>.<p>He will be up against defending champion Jafarov Saidjamshid of Uzbekistan.</p>.<p>India's guaranteed medal tally is now 11 at the on-going prestigious championships following Sumit's triumph.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, the other two Indians in action -- Sachin (71kg) and Lakshya Chahar (80kg) -- exited after defeats in their respective quarterfinal bouts.</p>.<p>Sachin could not sustain the momentum from his previous win as he suffered a 1-4 loss against the 2018 Asian Games silver medallist Aslanbek Shymbergenov of Kazakhstan.</p>.<p>Lakshya, on the other hand, lost to Uzbekistan's Aslonov Odiljon by 0-5 margin.</p>.<p>Later tonight, Naveen Kumar (92kg) and Narender (92+kg) will take the ring against Kazakhstan's Aibek Oralbay and Iran's Iman Ramezanpourdelavar respectively in their quarterfinal bouts.</p>.<p>Late on Sunday night, Amit Kumar (67kg), Monika (48kg) and Simranjit Kaur (60kg) bowed out of the competition after suffering defeats in their respective bouts.</p>.<p>The boxers will get a chance to rejuvenate and come back stronger to compete in the semifinals, with tomorrow being a rest day. The competition has been witnessing participation of 267 pugilists from 27 top boxing nations.</p>.<p>On Wednesday, the Tokyo Olympic bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain (75kg) and reigning World Championships bronze medallist Parveen (63kg) will be among seven Indian women pugilists to compete in the semifinals.</p>.<p>The other women boxers in action will be debutants Minakshi (52kg) and Preeti (57kg) along with Ankushita Boro (66kg), Saweety (81kg) and Alfiya (81kg).</p>