Manish Kaushik among 3 to enter Makran boxing semis

New Delhi

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Manish Kaushik (60kg) was among the three Indian boxers who advanced to the semifinals of the Makran Cup in Chabahar, Iran. Kaushik defeated Salar Moumivand 5-0 in his quarterfinal bout. Also making the semis were, Duryodhan Singh Negi (69kg) and Rohit Tokas (64kg). The total number of Indians in the medal rounds stands at eight after Satish Kumar (+91kg), Manjeet Singh Panghal (75kg), Sanjeet (91kg), Lalit Prasad (52kg) and Deepak (49kg) made the semis. Negi pulled off the most dominating win when his rival, Kamyab Moradi, threw in the towel in the second round. Tokas defeated Turkmenistan’s Tugruibag 5-0. Manish Panwar (81kg) lost to Keivan Safari 0-5 in his quarterfinal bout.

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