There has been a showdown in the Asia boxing scene since of lately. India has been sending out some of the best boxers out here to grab the top numbers. The newest face on the scene is Sanjeet a man of the forces, army to be precise managed to score a gold.
Sanjeet weighing at 91 kilos was the lone winner of a gold medal amongst many of the other Indian men taking part in the Asian boxing championship in Dubai. He boxed his way into a stunning win against Vissiliy Levit who is the kazakhatanian Olympic silver medalist.
Amit Panghal weighing in at 52 kilos and Shiva Thapa weighing in at 64 kilos had to settle for the silver medal and they are defending champions of this tournament. This goes to show that the army man as he is now dubbed has shown real and raw talent for the sport. It is very possible that Sanjeet could take India to greater heights with this sport if he is to continue to perform the way he is performing.
Sanjeet made his win over Levit 4 – 1. With 15 medals in this edition, India surpassed its previous best-ever show at this Championship, achieved in 2019, when the country secured 13 medals in all, including two gold. The Army man, who is a former India Open gold-medalist, claimed the first two rounds in an evenly-contested bout before Levit fought back in the final three minutes. Panghal lost 2-3 to known nemesis Shakhobidin Zoirov of Uzbekistan in what was a repeat of the 2019 world championship final, which had also ended in Zoirov’s favour.
