Ankush Panghal called Olympian and former Asian Games gold medallist Amit Panghal his elder brother, highlighting that he wanted to emulate Amit's feat of winning an Asian Games gold medal at the 2026 Games.
Indian boxer Priya Ghanghas will celebrate her maiden Asian Games medal with her favourite paneer jalebi after settling for bronze in the women's 60kg boxing event at the Aichi-Nagoya Games.
Indian boxers delivered a sensational hat-trick of gold medals at the Asian Games with Lovlina Borgohain (75kg), Parveen Hooda (65kg) and Ankush Panghal (80kg) coming up with contrasting but stirring performances against more fancied opponents in their respective finals on Friday.
Olympic medal-winning boxer Lovlina Borgohain sealed her place in the 75kg final, but Priya Ghanghas and Kapil Pokhariya signed off with bronze medals at the Asian Games here on Wednesday.
Parveen produced a composed performance throughout the bout, waiting for the right opportunities before unleashing her punches and consistently landing more than her Chinese opponent across the rounds, according to ESPN.
India's star boxer Lovlina Borgohain on Monday assured herself of a medal at the ongoing Asian Games with a strong 5-0 win in the women's 75kg quarterfinal against Korea's Seong Suyeon at the Nishio Gymnasium.
Indian boxers Parveen Hooda, Ankush Panghal and Narender Berwal assured the country of three medals with dominant quarterfinal wins at the Asian Games on Sunday
Reigning Commonwealth Games champion Ankush Panghal assured India of their first boxing medal at the ongoing Asian Games after defeating Tajikistan's Nekruz Salimov in the men's 80kg quarterfinals by a unanimous decision of 5-0 at the Nishio Gymnasium on Sunday.
India's Sachin Siwach moved to the men's 60kg quarterfinals with a scrappy 4-1 win over Jordan's Mohammad Adnan Abu Jajeh at the Asian Games at Nishio, Japan.
Indian boxer Sachin Siwach advanced to the men's 60kg quarterfinals at the Asian Games 2026 after defeating former Asian champion and World Championships bronze medallist Mohammad Abu Jajeh of Jordan 4-1 in a split decision on Friday.
Indian boxer Parveen made it to the quarterfinals of the women's 65kg category after receiving a walkover from Tajikistan's Malika Nozimova in the round of 16 at the Nishio Gymnasium on Thursday.
Indian boxer Jadumani Singh advanced to the next round at the Asian Games 2026 after defeating Nepal's Chandra Bahadur Thapa by a unanimous 5-0 decision on Tuesday.
Indian boxer Sakshi Chaudhary defeated Paris Olympics bronze medallist Aira Villegas of the Philippines by a unanimous 5-0 decision in the women's 51kg round of 32 to advance to the pre-quarterfinals at the Asian Games 2026 on Tuesday.