Amit Panghal prouds India with a silver medal

New Delhi : Amit Panghal became the first Indian male boxer to win a silver medal at World Boxing Championships. He faced defeat against Uzbekistan’s Shakhobidin Zoirov in the 52kg category final on Sunday. The southpaw suffered a defeat via a unanimous decision (0:5).

Panghal gave all of himself against the tall opponent but fell short when it came to connecting accurately.

The silver here marks a new high for the boxer from Rohtak, who has been simply unstoppable since breaking into the national scene with a bronze in the 2017 Asian Championships.

Before him, India has never won a silver medal in the championship.

The past medal-winners at the big event are Vijender Singh (2009), Vikas Krishan (2011), Shiva Thapa (2015) and Gaurav Bidhuri (2017).

This time, India was among nine countries, out of a total of 78, which had their boxers in the finals. Uzbekistan topped the finalists count with four boxers.