Three Indian boxers enter semis in Serbia

Three Indian boxers made the semi-finals of the Winners' International tournament in Belgrade, Serbia.


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Commonwealth Games gold-medallist Paramjeet Samota (+91kg), Manpreet Singh (91kg) and teen sensation Shiva Thapa (56kg) made the semis in an event where India has been invited for the first time. However, there was disappointment for India as Manoj Kumar (64kg) and Kuldeep Singh (75kg) lost in the opening round.

Samota beat Mongolia's Davolkhagva Iderbat 25-10.u00a0 Manpreet beat Algeria's Bouloudinats Chou 15-12 and 17-year-old Shiva, defeated Scottish boxer Joe Ham 5-1.

In the semis, Shiva will meet Hungary's Nagy Krisztian, Manpreet will face Bulgaria's Pulev Tervel and Samota will be up against Kazakhstan's Rygebayev Rustam.