Sumit enter the semi-finals, Gaurav exits

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India's Sumit poses along with the coaches after beating Kazakhstan's Timur Nurseitov in the men's 75kg quarter-final at the 2022 Thailand Open International Boxing Tournament in Phuket on Tuesday, April 5, 2022
India's Sumit poses along with the coaches after beating Kazakhstan's Timur Nurseitov in the men's 75kg quarter-final at the 2022 Thailand Open International Boxing Tournament

New Delhi: India’s Sumit put up a dominating performance to enter the semi-finals while Gaurav Chauhan suffered a defeat at the 2022 Thailand Open International Boxing Tournament in Phuket on Tuesday.

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Playing his first match after having received a bye in the opening round, Sumit looked in good touch throughout the match as he comfortably secured a 5-0 win over Kazakhstan’s Timur Nurseitov in the men’s 75kg Last-8 bout.

Three Indians to play Last-4 matches on Day 4

On the other hand, Gaurav (91kg) gave his all against another Kazakh opponent Aibek Oralbay, the 2018 Youth Olympics champion. However, his campaign ended with a 1-4 loss in the quarter-finals.

Indian boxer Gaurav Chauhan (in Red) in action during men's 91kg quarter-final against Aibek Oralbay of Kazhakstan at the 2022 Thailand Open International Boxing Tournament in Phuket on Tuesday, April 5, 2022
Indian boxer Gaurav Chauhan (in Red) in action during men’s 91kg quarter-final against Aibek Oralbay of Kazhakstan at the 2022 Thailand Open International Boxing Tournament 

Sumit became the fourth Indian semi-finallist at the on-going tournament, which has been witnessing high-voltage competition in presence of 130 top boxers, including 74 male and 56 females, from Asia,

Europe, Oceania and Africa. Monika (48kg), Ashish Kumar (81kg) and Manisha (57kg) are the other three Indians who have already progressed into the Last-4 stage.

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Six Indian pugilists will be seen in action on Wednesday. While Bhagyabati kachari (75kg), Amit Panghal (52kg) and Rohit Mor (57kg) will play in the quarter-finals, Govind Sahani (48), Varinder Singh (60kg) and Ashish Kumar (81kg) will fight for a place in the finals.

In the last edition of the Thailand Open, held in 2019, the Indian contingent signed off with eight medals—one gold, four silver and three bronze.

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