Commonwealth Games medalists boxer Amit Panghal and Gaurav Solanki advanced to the semifinals and assured themselves of medals at the Chemistry Cup tournament in Germany’s Halle.
In bouts held last night, Amit defeated Germany’s Christopher Goman 5-0 in 49 kilogram category. He will now face Cuba’s Damian Arce Duarte. Gaurav recorded a comprehensive win over Russia’s Vadim Kudriakov by a similar margin in 52 kilogram.
He will be facing Ireland’s Conor Quinn in his semifinal bout. However, CWG silver-medallist Manish Kaushik, bronze-medallist Naman Tanwar and former Asian youth silver-medallist Ankush Dahiya bowed out after opening-round losses.
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