India's Shiva Thapa, Sumit Sangwan reach final of Asian Boxing Championships

India's Shiva Thapa and Sumit Sangwan have reached the final of the Asian Boxing Championships in Tashkent . While fourth seed Shiva stunned Olympic bronze-medallist and top seed Dorjnyambuug Otgondalai of Mongolia in a split verdict in 60kg category. Unseded Sumit stormed past second seed Tajik Jakhon Qurbonov in the semifinal of the 91kg category.

However, middle weight top



seed Vikas Krishan settled for a bronze medal in 75 kg category after giving a walkover in the semifinal to fourth-seeded Korean Lee Dongyun. An Asian Boxing Confederation official said, Vikas Krishan was not there in the weigh-in today morning, therefore his South Korean opponent walked over to the final. It is not yet known as to why Vikas gave a walkover in the bout.