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Asian Games boxing: India’s finalists and their opponents
India’s Ankush Panghal and Parveen Hooda both reached Asian Games 2026 boxing gold-medal bouts on September 29, guaranteeing at least two silvers, while Narender Berwal settled for bronze in the men’s over-90kg category.
India has two boxing finalists at the Asian Games 2026: Ankush Panghal and Parveen Hooda.
Panghal will face South Korea’s Kim Min-Seong in the men’s 80kg final.
Hooda will face Chinese Taipei’s Chen Nien-chin in the women’s 65kg final.
Both wins came via strong semifinal performances on September 29.
Narender Berwal added a bronze in the men’s over-90kg category.
She will face Chinese Taipei’s Chen Nien-chin in the gold-medal bout.
Both Panghal and Hooda are guaranteed at least a silver medal.
Narender Berwal won bronze in the men’s over-90kg category after losing his semifinal to Kazakhstan’s Aibek Oralbay.
The boxing finals are scheduled for later in the Asian Games 2026 schedule.
India’s boxing programme has continued to develop new medal contenders across weight categories in recent years.
The Asian Games 2026 are being held in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, from September 19 to October 4.
India’s overall medal tally at the Games rose to 48 following the results on September 29, including five gold, 21 silver and 22 bronze.
Boxing at the Asian Games features both men’s and women’s categories across multiple weight divisions.
Amateur boxing bouts at the Asian Games are typically scored by a panel of ringside judges across three rounds.
India has produced a number of internationally competitive boxers across weight categories in the past decade.
South Korea and China have traditionally fielded strong boxing squads at the Asian Games.
Winning a silver medal guarantees each finalist a podium finish regardless of the gold-medal bout’s outcome.
India’s boxing federation has focused on expanding grassroots training programmes in recent years.
Ankush Panghal beat Uzbekistan’s Fazliddin Erkinboev 4-1 to reach the men’s 80kg boxing final at the Asian Games 2026.
He will face South Korea’s Kim Min-Seong in the gold-medal bout.
Panghal is the first Indian male boxer in eight years to reach an Asian Games final.
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