Sunday, April 08, 2012

Boxing News
At Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament 2012, Astana, Kazakhstan

Flyweight - 52 kg
[R2] Suranjoy Mayengbam Singh (IND) l Tugstsogt Nyambayar (MGL) 10-30

Bantamweight - 56 kg
[R2] Shiva Thapa (IND) bt Mohammad Khaiber (AFG) 15-7

[QF] Shiva Thapa (IND) vs Worapoj Petchkoom (THA)

Suranjoy singh lost in one-sided match against World championship silver medalist Mangolian Tugstsogt Nyambayar ... Mangolian boxer won all 3 rounds, he won first 2 rounds 6-2 and 9-4 ... Nyambayar dominated final round to won it 15-4 ... So with that Suranjoy failed to fulfill his Olympic dream.

Shiva Thapa gave clinical performance to scored victory over Afghan boxer and book place in the quarter-final ... Thapa won all 3 rounds, 5-2, 5-3 and 5-2 ... Next in the quarters he is facing Thailand's Athens Olympic Games silver medallist Worapoj Petchkoom.

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