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Sumit Kundu Advances to Asian Games Boxing Pre-Quarterfinals
Sumit Kundu is an Indian boxer competing at the Asian Games.
He fought Bunjong Sinsiri from Thailand in the 70kg division.
Kundu won the match by a unanimous 5-0 decision.
This means all the judges agreed that Kundu performed better.
He was especially strong in the final round.
The victory sends him to the pre-quarterfinals.
His next opponent will be Ali Qasim Hamdan Al-Sarra from Iraq.
India has sent 11 boxers to the Games.
The team includes six men and five women.
Indian boxers won four medals at the previous Asian Games.
Sumit Kundu defeated Thailand’s Bunjong Sinsiri 5-0 in the 70kg opening round.
The unanimous-decision victory moved Kundu into the Asian Games pre-quarterfinals.
Kundu will next face Iraq’s Ali Qasim Hamdan Al-Sarra.
India has entered an 11-member boxing team, comprising six men and five women.
Indian boxers won four medals at the previous Asian Games, including one silver and three bronze.
- Who
- Indian boxer Sumit Kundu defeated Thailand’s Bunjong Sinsiri.
- What
- Kundu won the 70kg opening-round bout by a unanimous 5-0 decision and advanced to the pre-quarterfinals.
- Where
- Nishio, Japan, at the Asian Games.
- When
- Monday; the articles do not provide an exact date.
- Why
- Kundu advanced by winning his opening-round bout.
Key facts
- Event
- Asian Games boxing competition
- Boxer
- Sumit Kundu of India
- Division
- 70kg
- Result
- Unanimous 5-0 victory over Bunjong Sinsiri
- Next opponent
- Ali Qasim Hamdan Al-Sarra of Iraq
- Indian team
- 11 boxers: six men and five women
- Previous Games haul
- Four medals: one silver and three bronze
Sources
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