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Panghal, Kaushik enter semis as India assured of unprecedented two meda
Updated On: 19 September, 2019 08:50 AM IST | | PTI
However, Sanjeet (91kg), a former India Open gold-medallist, lost 1-4 to Ecuador's seventh-seeded Julio Castillo Torres in his semifinal bout. Torres is a Pan-American Games silver-medallist
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Amit Panghal lands a punch on Carlo Paalam in the 51kg quarter-final bout at the World Boxing Championships in Russia yesterday. Pic/PTI
Ekaterinburg (Russia): India were assured of an unprecedented two medals at the World Men's Boxing Championships after Amit Panghal (52kg) and Manish Kaushik (63kg) entered the semi-finals of the marquee event with impressive victories here yesterday."
While Asian Games and championship gold-medallist Panghal defeated Filipino Carlo Paalam 4-1, Commonwealth Games silver-medallist Kaushik got the better of Brazil's Wanderson de Oliveira 5-0. Both the boxers sealed their maiden world medals.
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