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Nikhat Zareen storm into semis of Thai boxing meet

Bangkok :  Nikhat Zareen (51kg) and Asian silver-medallist Deepak Singh (49kg) assured themselves of medals as Indian boxers continued their good show at the Thailand International Tournament here on Wednesday.

Nikhat, a junior world champion and an Asian Championships bronze medallist, breezed to a 5-0 win over Uzbekistan’s Sitora Shogdarova.

In the men’s draw, Deepak crushed rival Samak Saehan of Thailand forcing a stoppage in the first round itself.

Ashish (69kg), Manju Rani (48kg), Brijesh Yadav (81kg) and Commonwealth Games bronze medallist Mohammed Husammuddin (56kg) also advanced to the medal rounds.

 

 

SOURCE : IANS