Asian Boxing Championships: Shiva Thapa suffers shock defeat in 64kg ultimate to accept silver

Shiva Thapa misplaced by a cut up determination towards Baatarsukh Chinzorig of Mongolia within the males’s 64kg ultimate on the Asian Elite Boxing Championships in Dubai on Monday. Shiva Thapa bagged his 2nd silver medal on the Asian Boxing Championships (Reuters File Photo)HIGHLIGHTSMongolia’s Baatarsukh Chinzorig was declared the winner by a 3-2 cut up determinationThapa is India’s most-successful male boxer in Asian Boxing C’ships historical past with 5 medals to this pointThe Indian contingent has already ensured its best-ever present by securing an unprecedented 17 medals so farSuperstar Indian pugilist Shiva Thapa suffered a shock defeat within the Asian Boxing Championships on Monday as he went down preventing towards Baatarsukh Chinzorig within the males’s 64kg ultimate in Dubai.The Mongolian boxer was declared the winner by a 3-2 cut up determination, elevating some eyebrows within the enviornment.Thapa had already turn into essentially the most profitable male Indian boxer within the historical past of the match when he secured his fifth medal by advancing to the semi-finals of the continuing version.The 27-year-old started his Asian Boxing profession with a gold medal within the 2013 Championships, adopted by a bronze in 2015, a silver in 2017 and one other bronze in 2019.@shivathapa wins a medal on the 2021 ASBC Asian Elite Boxing Championships in Dubai. He went down 2-3 in a detailed bout towards B Chinzorig of within the Finals #PunchMeinHaiDum#AsianEliteBoxingChampionships#boxing pic.twitter.com/emQFaCFnbw— Boxing Federation (@BFI_official) May 31, 2021
Thapa’s second silver-medal efficiency on the Asian Boxing Championships got here simply minutes after India’s Amit Panghal additionally misplaced by a 3-2 cut up determination towards reigning Olympic and world champion Shakhobidin Zoirov of Uzbekistan within the males’s 52kg ultimate.The Indian boxing group has lodged an official protest towards Panghal’s verdict but it surely stays to be seen if they’ll do the identical after Thapa’s defeat.The Indian contingent has already ensured their best-ever present by securing an unprecedented 17 medals to this point and bettered the earlier highest of 13 medals (2 gold, 4 silver and seven bronze).Pooja Rani stays the one Indian boxer to win a gold medal on this version to this point. Pooja managed to defend her gold medal by beating Mavluda Movlonova within the ladies’s 75kg ultimate on Sunday.Pooja, who has already certified for the Tokyo Olympics, made mild work of her opponent from Uzbekistan and gained by unanimous 5-0 determination to safe the primary gold medal for India on this version of the Asian Championships. She was given a walkover within the semi-finals.Click right here for IndiaRight this moment.in’s full protection of the coronavirus pandemic.