Boxer Amit Panghal settles for bronze at Governor's Cup in Russia

World champ Shakhobidin Zoirov and India boxer Amit Panghal

Olympic-bound Indian boxer Amit Panghal (52kg) settled for a bronze medal at the Governor's Cup in St Petersburg, Russia after going down to world champion and familiar foe Shakhobidin Zoirov in the semi-finals.

Amit, a world championships silver-medallist, lost 5-0 to the Uzbek, who is also the reigning Olympic champion. This was the Indian's second loss to Zoirov after the 2019 world championships. In that event, he had lost to Zoirov in the finals. Both the boxers are bound for the Tokyo Games, to be held in July-August.

Amit was the lone Indian to make the medal rounds of the Governor's Cup after seasoned competitors like Olympic-bound Ashish Kumar (75kg) and Sumit Sangwan (81kg) bowed out early. The Haryana lad is being seen as a strong medal contender in Tokyo.

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