Three Indian Boxers Advance as Five Exit U-19 Asian Boxing Championships

India’s youth boxing pipeline faces strong regional competition after Sagar, Harsh, Suman Kumari reached the second round

Overview

Sagar (55kg) and Harsh (60kg) secured second-round berths with commanding wins over Bhutan’s Tashi Yoezer and China’s Jiabao Yuan.
Suman Kumari launched India’s campaign with a unanimous decision triumph in the women’s 48kg category against Chinese Taipei’s Meng-Sin Cheng.
Aakash Badhwar (50kg), Sarthi Saini (70kg) and Lokesh (80kg) were eliminated in their opening bouts on August 1.
Vishvanath Suresh, Preet Malik, Devika Ghorpade and Kartik Dalal suffered defeats in their August 2 matches, bringing the total Indian exits to five.
The U-19 Asian Championships serve as a key stage in the Boxing Federation of India’s strategy to groom young pugilists ahead of global tournaments.