Shiva Thapa, Hussamuddin Off To A Flying Start At Asian Championship

Indian boxers Mohammad Hussamuddin (56 kg) and Shiva Thapa (64 kg) have won their inaugural matches on the first day of the Asian Boxing Championship in Dubai. While Hussamuddin defeated Kazakhstan’s Makhmud Sabyrkhan, ringster Shiva Thapa knocked down Kyrgyzstan’s Dmitri Puchinn by 5-0 score dominating all three bouts. After this victory, Thapa has qualified for the quarter-finals and is chasing his fifth consecutive medal in the championship.