Shiva Thapa (56kg) reaffirmed his status as the rising star of Indian boxing as he became the youngest pugilist from the country to clinch a gold medal at the Asian Championships in Amman, Jordan on Monday.India rounded off the campaign with a gold, two silver and a bronze.
The silver medals came through L. Devendro Singh (49kg) and Mandeep Jangra (69kg), while the bronze was bagged by Manoj Kumar (64kg).
The 19-year-old from Assam, defeated home favourite Obada Alkabeh on a split decision of 2-1 after fighting out a tactically superior bout.
“Shiva fought an excellent bout. He applied his brain and dominated all three rounds. The decision may have been split but he was clearly the better boxer among the two,” national coach Gurbax Singh Sandhu told PTI.
But it was disappointment for another rising star Devendro Singh (49kg), who went down fighting to Kazakhstan’s Temertas Zhussupov. Devendro lost on a split decision of 1-2.
Mandeep also ended up on the losing side after putting up a gallant fight to settle for silver. He lost to Daniyar Yeleussinov of Kazakhstan.
-PTI
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