World Boxing Championships bronze medallist Parveen Hooda on Sunday assured India of a medal right here on the Asian Video games and grabbed a Paris Olympic quota by shifting into the 57kg semifinals.
Parveen, who gained the bronze medal within the 63kg on the 2022 World Boxing Championships, moved handed Uzbekistan’s Sitora Turdibekova by unanimous verdict.
The reigning Asian champion was in her parts from the phrase go, utilizing her lengthy arms to throw punches from a distance and management proceedings.
She switched between the left jab and the appropriate cross to unnerve the 21-year-old Uzbek.
Parveen fought a strategic bout as after happening the offensive within the opening spherical, she waited for Turdibekova to return ahead, solely to pummel her with correct scoring punches.
Turdibekova did make a robust comeback by touchdown a number of blows on Parveen, however it wasn’t sufficient to persuade the judges.
The 2-time world champion Nikhat Zareen (50kg), Preeti Pawar (54kg), Lovlina Borgohain (75kg ) and Narender Berwal (+92kg) have already secured Olympic quotas of their respective classes.
In ladies’s occasions, the semifinalists within the 50kg, 54kg, 57kg, and 60kg in addition to the finalists within the 66kg and 75kg will qualify for the Paris Olympics.
The gold and silver medallists in every of the seven weight divisions within the males’s occasion will obtain Olympic quotas.
