latest Asian Games news<\/a>, Parveen Hooda got a walkover as her opponent, Malika Nozimova of Tajikistan, didn’t show up for the bout, and she will now advance to the women\u2019s 65kg boxing quarterfinals at the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Games. Earlier in the day, Sumit Kundu bowed out due to his knee injury.<\/p>\nIndia vs Kazakhstan: Sakshi Chaudhary<\/p>\n
Sakshi went up against the World Champion, Kazakhstan\u2019s Alua Balkibekova, with a dominant stance. She consistently landed a streak of punches on Alua. The round was balanced as both the boxers punched each other. The first round went to the Kazakh boxer with a split decision. In the second round, Sakshi came in strong, hitting the world champion with a backhand. On the other hand, Alua hit accurate punches to the Indian opponent. Balkibekova won the second round by a split decision once again. In the final round, Sakshi showed urgency, landing jabs on Alua. With only 1 minute left in the round, Chaudhary tried to make an impact with cross punches, but the opponent looked too strong. With a split decision, Kazakhstan\u2019s Alua Balkibekova won the bout, defeating Sakshi Chaudhary 3-0. The Kazakh boxer will advance to the quarterfinals at the Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya.<\/p>\n
India Vs Phillipines: Sakshi Chaudhary<\/p>\n
Sakshi Chaudhary defeated the Philippines\u2019 Aira Villegas, who is a Paris Olympian, 5-0 in the women\u2019s Round of 32 in the 51kg category. She knocked out Aira in five rounds, with a unanimous decision. Sakshi also won a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games 2026 in Glasgow. Sakshi\u2019s Asian Games campaign ends in the Round of 16.\n<\/p>\n
India Vs Iraq: Sumit Kundu<\/p>\n
Sumit went all out in the first round and controlled the ring. The Indian boxer easily won the first round with a perfect score of 10. In the second round, Al-Sarry started attacking Sumit, pushing him on the back foot. In Round 2, the referees gave a split decision to Sumit. However, in the third round, Sumit fell down, and the impact caused his year-old knee injury to worsen, and he had to leave the bout. If Sumit had continued the India vs Iraq boxing match, he would have easily won at the Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya.<\/p>\n
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