Nishio (Japan), Sep 30 (PTI) Olympic medal-winning boxer Lovlina Borgohain sealed her place in the 75kg final while Priya Ghanghas signed off with a bronze medal at the Asian Games here on Wednesday.
Last edition’s silver-medallist, Lovlina eked out a 3-2 spilt decision win over reigning 70kg world champion Kazakh boxer Natalya Bogdanova in the 75kg semifinal bout.
With the win, she becomes the first Indian woman boxer to reach back-to-back Asian Games finals, assuring India of at least a silver.
However, 20-year-old Priya, making her Games debut, went down 1-4 to a much more experienced opponent China’s Yang Chengyu in a bruising 60kg semifinal bout.
Indian boxers have bettered their last edition’s performance (one silver, three bronze) by ensuring
a six-medal haul this time.
Parveen Hooda (65kg) and Ankush Panghal (80kg) have already booked their place in the final, scheduled for Friday.
While super-heavy weight boxer Narender Berwal signed off with a bronze medal on Tuesday.
Kapil Pokhariya (90kg) too will look to make the gold medal bout later in the day. PTI APA PM APA PM
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