Tag: shiva thapa

Indian Boxers Renew Quest For Paris Olympics 2024 Quota In Italy | Boxing News
2Mar By adminNo Comments
Sports

Indian Boxers Renew Quest For Paris Olympics 2024 Quota In Italy | Boxing News

[ad_1] The seasoned Shiva Thapa, Deepak Bhoria and Nishant Dev will be among nine Indian boxers fighting it out for Paris Olympic berths at the 1st World Qualification Tournament, starting in Busto Arsizio, Italy on Sunday. Seven men and two women from India will be aiming to secure Olympic berths at the qualifiers being conducted by the Paris 2024 Boxing Unit (PBU), an ad-hoc body created by the International Olympic Committee Executive Board. The tournament has 49 quota places on offer and a boxer will be assured of a Paris ticket after reaching the semifinals.In the women's 60kg category, however, there will be a box-off between the losing semifinalists to decide the Olympic berths as only three spots are available.While several boxers have already obtained quota places via their resp...
Read More
Shiva Thapa, Amit Panghal Enter Final At Men’s National Boxing Championships | Boxing News
1Dec By adminNo Comments
Sports

Shiva Thapa, Amit Panghal Enter Final At Men’s National Boxing Championships | Boxing News

[ad_1] Shiva Thapa will face Vanshaj of SSCB (Services Sports Control Board) in the final.© X (Twitter)Six-time Asian Championships medalist Shiva Thapa (63.5kg), Amit Panghal (51kg) and Sagar (92 kg) maintained their impressive form to enter the final of the 7th Elite Men's National Boxing Championships in Shillong after registering contrasting victories. Representing Assam, Shiva showcased his experience as he secured a commanding victory over Harivansh Tawari of Maharashtra with a perfect score of 5-0. The previous edition's gold medalist will face Vanshaj of SSCB (Services Sports Control Board) in the final.On the other hand, Amit Panghal who represents SSCB went head to head against Ankit of RSPB (Railway Sports Promotion Board). The bout was closely contested throughout but the hig...
Read More
Shiva Thapa, Amit Panghal Storm Into Quarters At Men’s National Boxing Championships | Boxing News
29Nov By adminNo Comments
Sports

Shiva Thapa, Amit Panghal Storm Into Quarters At Men’s National Boxing Championships | Boxing News

[ad_1] File photo of Shiva Thapa© X (formerly Twitter)Six-time Asian Championships medallist Shiva Thapa (63.5kg) and World Championships runner-up Amit Panghal (51kg) maintained their impressive form to advance into the quarterfinals of the Men's National Boxing Championships on Wednesday. Thapa, who won a gold medal in the last edition, demonstrated his prowess with a commanding 5-0 victory over Santhosh HK from Karnataka. The Assam pugilist will now face Shashank Pradhan of Delhi in the quarterfinals. Representing SSCB, Panghal warded off a challenge Punjab's Jayshandeep Singh 4-1 to set up quarterfinal bout against Mohammad Aarif of Jammu and Kashmir.Meanwhile, 2021 Asian champion Sanjeet knocked out Sawan Gill of Chandigarh 5-0 in the 92kg weight category.Sanjeet, representing SSCB,...
Read More
Shiva Thapa Crashes Out Of Asian Games 2023, Sanjeet Too Bows Out | Asian Games News
27Sep By adminNo Comments
Sports

Shiva Thapa Crashes Out Of Asian Games 2023, Sanjeet Too Bows Out | Asian Games News

[ad_1] File photo of Shiva Thapa.© TwitterSeasoned Indian boxer Shiva Thapa (63.5kg) crashed out of the Asian Games, beaten comprehensively by Kyrgyzstan Askat Kultaev while Sanjeet (92kg) also suffered a first round exit. A record six-time Asian Championship medallist, Shiva, who received a first round bye, was beaten by Kultaev's relentless attacks and pace in a draining pre-quarterfinal bout. It is a shocking loss as Shiva was a strong medal contender. He was even handed a favourable draw. Kultaev started off aggressively, his onslaught catching Shiva off guard. The Indian took a few seconds to regroup and connect his powerful hooks.(Asian Games 2023 Medals Tally | Asian Games 2023 Full Schedule)But at a slight height disadvantage, Shiva was forced to fight from a distance with the ju...
Read More
Asian Championships: Shiva Thapa Signs Off With Silver After Sustaining Injury | Cricket News
12Nov By adminNo Comments
Sports

Asian Championships: Shiva Thapa Signs Off With Silver After Sustaining Injury | Cricket News

[ad_1] Shiva Thapa's (63.5kg) Asian Championships campaign came to a bittersweet end after he was forced to withdraw from the final midway due to an injury, bowing out with an unprecedented sixth medal, a silver, in Amman, Jordan on Saturday. The 28-year-old, who became the most successful male boxer in the tournament, sustained an injury in his right knee in the opening seconds of the second round of the light welterweight gold medal bout against Abdullaev Ruslan of Uzbekistan, suffering a RSC (Referee stops the contest) loss. Thapa, seeded third, was trailing when the injury occurred. He had lost the fast-paced opening round 0-5.In the opening three minutes, both the boxers had tried to assert their authority, even resorting to body blows with the Uzbek coming on top.In the second roun...
Read More
Asian Boxing C’ships: Shiva Thapa Continues Quest For Gold, 4 Others Sign Off with Bronze Medals | Boxing News
10Nov By adminNo Comments
Sports

Asian Boxing C’ships: Shiva Thapa Continues Quest For Gold, 4 Others Sign Off with Bronze Medals | Boxing News

[ad_1] Six-time medallist Shiva Thapa was the only Indian male boxer to advance to the finals as four others bowed out with bronze medals at the Asian Boxing Championships in Amman, Jordan on Thursday. Thapa (63.5 kg) out-punched Bakhodur Usmonov of Tajikistan via a 4-1 split verdict in the semifinal to be assured of at least a silver. Thapa will face Uzbekistan's Abdullaev Ruslan in the final. Both boxers looked to attack while defending cautiously but Thapa, the most successful pugilist in the championship, was able to land his combination punches to take the first round 5-0.However, Usmonov made a strong comeback in the second round to take it 4-1.In the third round, Thapa attacked Usmonov relentlessly as the Tajak fell on the canvas within the first few seconds following which the re...
Read More
Boxer Shiva Thapa Secures Record Sixth Asian Championships Medal | Boxing News
6Nov By adminNo Comments
Sports

Boxer Shiva Thapa Secures Record Sixth Asian Championships Medal | Boxing News

[ad_1] India's Shiva Thapa on Sunday became the first-ever male boxer in the history of Asian Championships to win six medals after he out-punched Minsu Choi of South Korea to the progress to the semifinals in Amman, Jordan. The seasoned Thapa prevailed 4-1 over Choi in the light welterweight quarterfinal to secure his sixth consecutive medal. The 28-year-old dominated from the start to the end, using his jabs to great effect.With the win, Thapa is assured of at least a bronze medal in the ongoing edition, bettering his own position as the most successful Indian boxer in the tournament.His haul includes a gold (2013), two silvers (2017 and 2021) and as many bronze medals (2015 and 2019).He overtook Kazakh legend Vassiliy Levit, an Olympic silver medallist and two-time world bronze medal ...
Read More
Shiva Thapa Enters Quarterfinals At Asian Elite Boxing Championships | Boxing News
4Nov By adminNo Comments
Sports

Shiva Thapa Enters Quarterfinals At Asian Elite Boxing Championships | Boxing News

[ad_1] Shiva Thapa secured a 3-2 victory over Byambatsogt Tuguldur by split decision.© AFPFive-time Asian Championships medallist Shiva Thapa showed his mettle in a hard fought 3-2 win over Mongolia's Byambatsogt Tuguldur to progress to the quarterfinals of the ASBC Asian Elite Boxing Championships in Amman, Jordan on Friday. Thapa (63.5kg) and Tuguldur went toe-to-toe right from the start with their aggressive approach and landed some heavy blows on each other, making it a very close contest.In the end, it was the distinguished Indian boxer's experience and quick movement that helped him prevail over his opponent and secure a 3-2 victory by split decision.Thapa will now take on the winner of the bout between Haidara Alasaly and Minsu Choi in the quarterfinals.Later on Friday, Ananta Cho...
Read More
Lovlina Borgohain, Shiva Thapa Headline India’s Squad For Asian Boxing Championship | Boxing News
18Sep By adminNo Comments
Sports

Lovlina Borgohain, Shiva Thapa Headline India’s Squad For Asian Boxing Championship | Boxing News

[ad_1] Veteran Shiva Thapa and Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain will spearhead the Indian men's and women's challenge respectively at the Asian Boxing Championship next month. The selection trials for the continental showpiece slated to take place in Amman, Jordan from October 30 to November 12, were held at NIS Patiala from Thursday to Saturday. The likes of reigning world champion Nikhat Zareen, three-time Asian Championship medallist Amit Panghal and Birmingham Commonwealth Games medallists Rohit Tokas and Sagar Ahlawat skipped the trials.While Zareen has given the tournament a miss to get some much-needed rest, Panghal, Tokas and Ahlawat are nursing injuries, a Boxing Federation of India (BFI) source told PTI.Thapa is a five-time Asian medallist. His haul includes a ...
Read More