On Day 5 of the Asian U-15 Boxing Championships, five Indians—two girls and three boys—made it to the semifinals with strong performances.

Nelson Khwairakpam (55 kg) defeated Wang Sheng-Yang of Chinese Taipei in the first round of the Men’s U-15 tournament, while Abhijeet (61 kg) and Lakshay Phogat (64 kg) easily defeated Kyrgyzstan and Jordan, respectively.

Of the girls, Princi (52 kg) defeated Yeva Kubanova of Ukraine with a commanding 5-0 victory. In the third round, Samruddhi Satish Shinde (55 kg) defeated Kseniia Savina of Ukraine with an RSC. On Day 4, India defeated Aidar Musaev of Kyrgyzstan 3-0 thanks to a faultless performance by Rudraksh Singh Khaidem (46 kg). The team’s winning streak in Amman continued as all six of the Indian boxers competing made it to the semi-finals.

Sanchit Jayani (49 kg) and Harsil (37 kg) won handily 5-0 in the Men’s U-15 division, while Sanskar Vinod Atram (35 kg) won 4-1. In a fierce battle, Prikshit Balahra (40 kg) defeated Akhmyetkhan Nursalyem of Mongolia 3-2. Milky Meinam (43 kg) easily defeated Yeldana Abdigani of Kazakhstan in the Women’s U-15 class, winning 5-0.

Results for Day 5:

Men’s U-15: Round of 15

52 kg: Elshod Shakirjonov (UZB) defeated Ravi Sihag (IND) in a WP 2:3 match.

IND’s Nelson Khwairakpam defeated RSC R1’s Wang Sheng-Yang at 55 kg.

58 kg: Jakhongirjon Usmankulov (UZB) defeated Naman Saini (IND) – WP 0:5

61 kg: Mukhammad Burkhanov (KGZ) defeated Abhijeet (IND) 5:0

64 kg: Laith Ajailat (JOR) defeated Lakshay Phogat (IND) 5:0

67 kg: Meyrambek Aliev (UZB) defeated Arpit Bishnoi (IND) in a WP 2:3 match.

70+ kg: Nurislam Tashmaganbet (KAZ) defeated Yamanveer Jawandha (IND) – RSC R1

Women’s U-15: Round of 15

46 kg: Viktoriia Amelchenko (UKR) defeated Yanshika (IND) in a WP 1:4 match.

52 kg: WP 5:0 Princi (IND) defeats Yeva Kubanova (UKR)

55 kg: Kseniia Savina (UKR) – R SC R3 – Samruddhi Satish Shinde (IND).