By A Staff Reporter<\/p>\n
Kathmandu, Aug. 7:\u00a0Arpil Rana bowed out in the semi-finals of the Asian U19 and U22 Boxing Championships held in Bangkok, Thailand, settling for a bronze medal.<\/p>\n
Rana locked horns with Japan\u2019s Shodai Koto in the semi-final of flyweight (50kg) division on Wednesday. The Japanese boxer clinched victory by unanimous decision, with all five judges scoring the bout 30\u201327 in favour of Koto. Rana was outpointed 0\u20135 on the judges\u2019 cards.<\/p>\n
Koto now advances to the final, where he will square off against Thailand\u2019s Thitiwat Phlongaurai, who edged past Uzbekistan\u2019s Behruz Kholdorov with a 3\u20132 split decision in the other semi-final.<\/p>\n
The 19-year-old Nepali pugilist had an impressive run to the last four. He outclassed Saudi Arabia\u2019s Ibrahim Aljohani with a clean sweep (5\u20130) in the pre-quarters and then dispatched Kinle Phuntsho 4\u20131 in the quarter-finals.<\/p>\n
Man Bahadur Bhandari, General Secretary of the Nepal Boxing Association, lauded Rana\u2019s performance. \u201cKoto is a top contender for gold in his weight class. Arpil held his own against a very strong opponent,\u201d Bhandari said. \u201cHe\u2019s part of the Mission 2020 elite training programme run by the National Sports Council. This initiative has significantly boosted not just Arpil\u2019s performance, but that of many other boxers as well.\u201d\t\u00a0<\/p>\n
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