Shiva Thapa, who has won six Asian medals overall, and Rohit Tokas, who won bronze at the 2022 and Commonwealth Games, reached to the quarterfinals of the sixth Elite Men’s National Boxing Championships on January 2.
Thapa, who is competing for Assam at 63.5 kg, defeated Delhi’s Jaswinder Singh in the Round of 16. Thapa dominated the contest and won by unanimous decision thanks to his expertise.
On January 4, he will now square off against the victor of the contest between Sanu T of Kerala and Ashutosh Kumar of Punjab.
On the other hand, Tokas, who is competing for the Railway Sports Promotion Board (RSPB) in the 67kg division, outperformed Jai Singh of Chhattisgarh. Tokas was able to silence his opponent throughout the fight by dominating with his strikes.
He eventually earned a well-deserved 5:0 victory and will now square off in the ring on January 4 against the victor of the contest between All India Police’s Nishchaya and Haryana’s Aman Duhan.
Shiva Thapa, who finished third in the AIBA World Boxing Championships, is the third Indian to earn a gold medal at the Asian Games. He is currently working at Midland Credit Management as an Account Manager.
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