CWG: Amit Panghal enters semi-final to assure fourth boxing medal
PTI, Aug 4, 2022, 5:42 PM IST
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Birmingham: Amit Panghal ensured the fourth medal for India from the boxing ring after winning his flyweight (48-51 kg) quarter-final against Scotland’s Lennon Mulligan at the Commonwealth Games on Thursday.
It was a unanimous verdict in favour of the Indian southpaw. Panghal had won a silver medal during the last edition in Gold Coast.
The bout wasn’t of great quality, but the 26-year-old India prevailed over his much younger Scottish opponent, tiring him out with a solid defence. He gained points with occasional ferocious counterattacks. In the first two rounds, Panghal employed a guard-down approach to invite Mulligan to go on the offensive but swayed away from his reach with some nimble footwork.
In between, he did land a couple of left jabs to rattle the 20-year-old Scot and in the final round unleashed a barrage of ‘one-two’ combinations (a left jab followed by a right cross).
Mulligan in fact got a standing count and by the end of round two, the writing was clear on the wall that Panghal will earn a second CWG medal. Nikhat Zareen (50kg), Nitu Ganghas (48kg), and Mohd Hussamudin (57kg) have also reached the semifinal stage to be assured of medals in their respective categories.
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