Lakshay Phogat emerged as India’s lone finalist at the Asian Boxing U-17 Championships in Tashkent after a dominant semifinal win in the 75kg category. Four other Indian boxers settled for bronze medals following defeats in their respective semifinal bouts
Published Date – 12 May 2026, 09:53 PM
Hyderabad: India’s boys had a challenging day at the Asian Boxing U-17 Championships 2026, with Lakshay Phogat emerging as the lone finalist, while four other boxers secured bronze medals after their semifinal bouts in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
In the 75kg category, Lakshay Phogat delivered a dominant performance to defeat Seungmin Lee of Korea by a unanimous 5-0 decision and book his place in the final.
In other semifinal bouts, Narendra Nella (46kg) went down 0-5 against Abdulloh Nuraliev of Uzbekistan.
Yash Yadav (50kg) lost 1-4 to Suld Usukhbaatar of Mongolia, while Nivesh Pal (54kg) suffered a 0-5 defeat against Abdulbosit Yursunboev of Uzbekistan.
In a closely contested bout, Naman (70kg) lost 2-3 to Abduvohid Abdumajidov of Uzbekistan.
With one finalist and four bronze medals secured, the Indian U-17 boys’ team will look to finish strongly in the finals.
