Archive · 29 Sep 2026
Ankush Panghal Reaches Asian Games 80kg Boxing Final
Ankush Panghal won his boxing semifinal at the 2026 Asian Games.
He fought Fazliddin Erkinboev of Uzbekistan in the men’s 80kg division.
Ankush lost the first round but came back strongly in the next two rounds.
The judges gave him a 4-1 victory.
He will now fight Kim Min-Seong of South Korea for the gold medal.
Parveen Hooda also reached a boxing final in the women’s 65kg division.
Narender Berwal lost his semifinal but still won a bronze medal.
India has secured six boxing medals at these Games, according to the reports.
Ankush Panghal defeated Uzbekistan’s Fazliddin Erkinboev 4-1 in the men’s 80kg semifinal.
Panghal lost the opening round 1-4 before winning the next two rounds 3-2 and 5-0.
He will face South Korea’s Kim Min-Seong for the men’s 80kg gold medal.
Narender Berwal lost 0-5 to Kazakhstan’s Aibek Oralbay and secured a bronze medal in the +90kg category.
Parveen Hooda reached the women’s 65kg final after beating China’s Li Shu 5-0.
- Who
- India’s Ankush Panghal, Fazliddin Erkinboev of Uzbekistan, Parveen Hooda, Narender Berwal and their opponents.
- What
- Panghal reached the men’s 80kg boxing final; Hooda reached the women’s 65kg final; and Berwal won a bronze medal after losing his semifinal.
- When
- Tuesday during Day 10 of the 2026 Asian Games.
- Where
- Aichi-Nagoya, Japan.
- Why
- Panghal and Hooda won their semifinals to advance to gold-medal bouts, while Berwal’s semifinal defeat confirmed his bronze medal.
- Panghal’s result
- 4-1 semifinal victory over Fazliddin Erkinboev
- Panghal’s final opponent
- Kim Min-Seong of South Korea
- Hooda’s result
- 5-0 semifinal victory over Li Shu of China
- Berwal’s result
- 0-5 semifinal defeat to Aibek Oralbay
- Berwal’s medal
- Bronze in the men’s +90kg category
- India’s boxing tally
- Six medals secured, surpassing the five-medal haul at the Hangzhou Asian Games
- Panghal’s milestone
- First Indian male boxer to reach an Asian Games final since Amit Panghal in 2018, according to the report
