Commonwealth Games 2022: Amit Panghal assured of medal, storms into semifinals of men’s 51kg boxing
Amit Panghal, who is participating in his first big tournament after the disappointing show at the Tokyo Olympics, reached the semi-final of of men’s 51kg boxing.
Indian boxer Amit Panghal assured himself of a Commonwealth Games medal with a comprehensive win over.
Lennon Mulligan of Scotland as he stormed into the men’s flyweight (51kg) semifinals on Thursday. Panghal, a world championship silver medallist, out-punched Mulligan of Scotland via a unanimous verdict.
Panghal, who is participating in his first big tournament after the disappointing show at the Tokyo Olympics, prevailed over his much younger Scottish opponent, tiring him out with a solid defense.
He gained points with occasional ferocious counter-attacks. In the first two rounds, Panghal employed a guard-down approach to invite Mulligan to go on the offensive but swayed away from his reach with some nimble footwork.
In between he did land a couple of left jabs to rattle the 20-year-old Scot and in the final round unleashed a barrage of ‘one-two’ combination (a left-jab followed by a right cross).
Mulligan in fact got a standing count and by the end of round two, the writing was clear on the wall that Panghal will earn a second CWG medal. Nikhat Zareen (50kg), Nitu Ganghas (48kg) and Mohd Hussamudin (57kg) have also reached the semifinal stage to be assured of medals in their respective categories.