India’s young boxing contingent continued to impress at the Asian Boxing U15 & U17 Championships 2026, delivering a string of strong performances across U-15 and U-17 categories in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
In the U-17 boys’ section, Yadav Yash (50kg) registered a dominant 5-0 win over Turkmenistan’s Suleyman Ahmedov, while Karuna Albertson Kom (60kg) secured a confident 4-1 victory against Tajikistan’s Ali Nazarov.
Gopal Rameshwar Ganeshe (52kg) fought a close bout but narrowly lost 2-3 to Tajikistan’s Nazarov Damir. Mishra Prashant (57kg), meanwhile, went down 0-5 to China’s Tangjie Liu.
The U-15 girls delivered standout performances, with Khushi Rana (49kg) clinching a first-round RSC win over Vietnam’s Thi Ngoc Truc Nguyen in the quarterfinals. Hanshika Attri (46kg) also impressed with a clean 5-0 victory against Uzbekistan’s Visola Bakhtiyorova, while Nitya Pandey (55kg) put up a spirited fight before losing to Kazakhstan’s Aruna Shalman.
Among U-15 boys, Samir Bohra (43kg) cruised to a 5-0 win over Chinese Taipei’s Hao-Ting Chang in the preliminary round.
India’s U-17 girls had earlier made a strong start, registering five wins on the opening day to set the tone for the campaign.
In another bout, Neela Narendra Kumar (46kg) secured a first-round RSC victory over Saudi Arabia’s Khalid Alhossah, while Daksh Pawar (48kg) lost 0-5 to Tajikistan’s Firuzjon Boymatov.
-IANS
