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Vishvanath Suresh upset reigning World Champion and top-seeded Sanzhar Tashkenbay of Kazakhstan 5-0 to participate the semifinals of the Asian boxing championships successful Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, connected Saturday (April 4, 2026).
A erstwhile World younker champion and the existent National champion successful 50kg, Vishvanath utilized his velocity and ringing trade to bushed the Kazakh and acceptable up a last-four clash with Jordanian Huthaifa Eshish.
Narender Berwal (90+kg) and Ankushita Boro (women’s 65kg) besides recorded wins successful their respective quarterfinal clashes to unafraid places successful the semifinals and guarantee medals for India.
Narender volition instrumentality connected China’s Asian Games and Worlds bronze medallist Bayikewuzi Danabieke.
Ankushita volition adjacent look Chinese Taipei’s Paris Olympics bronze medallist Nien-Chin Chen.
The results (quarterfinals)
Men: 50kg: Visvanath Suresh bt Sanzhar Tashkenbay (Kaz) 5-0; 65kg: Abdulloh Madaminov (Uzb) bt Aditya Pratap Yadav 5-0; 90+kg: Narender Berwal bt Orkhan Aghayev (UAE) 5-0.
Women: 65kg: Ankushita Boro by Laura Yessenkeldi (Kaz) 4-1.
