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World Boxing Championships 2019 Highlights: Amit Panghal Enters Maiden Final, Bronze For Manish Kaushik
Boxing: Amit Panghal stormed into the final of men's 52kg of the World Boxing Championships.
- Ajay Pal Singh
- Updated:September 20, 2019 04:33 PM IST
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World Boxing Championships: Amit Panghal stormed into the finals, Manish Kaushik takes home bronze.© PTI
Amit Panghal stormed into the final of men's 52kg World Boxing Championships by beating Saken Bibossinov by split decision 3:2 on Friday. In the other bout, Manish Kauhsik lost to Andy Cruz of Cuba by unanimous decision 0:5 as he finished the tournament with a bronze medal. Amit Panghal will now face Shakhobidin Zoirov in the final as the Indian boxer looks to create history by becoming the first male boxer to win a gold in the prestigious tournament. Shakhobidin Zoirov defeated Billal Bennama of France to seal a place in the final of the tournament.
Highlights Between Amit Panghal, Manish Kaushik semi-final straight from Ekaterinburg, Russia.
- 16:33 (IST)That's it from us!Thank you for tuning-in for the semi-finals. We will back with the final match as India's Amit Panghal looks to take home Gold.
- 16:19 (IST)Mansih Kaushik lost his bout!Manish Kaushik takes home the bronze medal after losing to Andy Cruz by unanimous decision 0:5.
- 16:14 (IST)End of round 2!The second round has ended and Manish Kaushik looks like he is falling behind in the bout. He needs to produce a magical performance in the final round.
- 16:10 (IST)End of round 1!Manish Kaushik starts his bout cautiously while Andy Cruz opted for the attacking option in the first round.
- 16:08 (IST)Amit Panghal will face Shakhobidin Zoirov in the final!Amit Panghal will be up against Uzbekistan's Shakhobidin Zoirov in the men's 52kg final of the World Boxing Championships.
- 16:06 (IST)Manish Kaushik walks out for his semi-final bout!Manish Kaushik walks out for his semi-final bout after Amit Panghal defeated his opponent by 3:2.
- 16:03 (IST)Amit Panghal is through to the final!Amit Panghal books a place in the final of the men's 52kg World Boxing Championships. He wins the bout via a split decision.
- 15:58 (IST)Round 2 is done!End of round two and it looks like Amit Panghal has won this round. The Kazakhstan boxer failed to land his punches on target. Final round begins.
- 15:54 (IST)First round is done!Amit Panghal started cautiously initially but he managed to land punches on target.
- 15:52 (IST)Saken Bibossinov starts aggressively!Saken Bibossinov has started the semi-final bout with a flurry of punches on Amit Panghal early in the first round.
- 15:50 (IST)Amit Panghal walks out for semi-final bout!Amit Panghal's bout is about to begin. Indian boxer is up against Saken Bibossinov in the second men's semi-final in 52kg category.
- 15:48 (IST)Shakhobidin Zoirov wins the first semi-final!Uzbekistan's Shakhobidin Zoirov is through to the final of World Boxing Championships.
- 15:35 (IST)First bout is underway!Billal Bennama and Shakhobidin Zoirov will start the first semi-final in World Boxing Championships. Amit Panghal's bout will begin after the bout between Bennama and Zoirov.
- 14:55 (IST)Panghal and Kaushik are looking to create history!Amit Panghal and Manish Kaushik will aim to create history by booking their maiden final berths at the World Boxing Championships in Ekaterinburg.
- 14:50 (IST)Hello and welcome!Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the semi-final bout in World Boxing Championships. India's Amit Panghal will be in action first up as he looks to seal his place in the final.
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