Tokyo Olympics boxing: Ashish Kumar loses to China's Erbieke in Round of 32 fixture

Ashish Kumar and China`s Tuoheta Erbieke fight during their men`s middle (69-75 kg) preliminaries boxing match. Pic Buda Mendes/AFP

Boxer Ashish Kumar (75 kg) bowed out of the men's middleweight (69-75 kg) category event in the Tokyo Olympics after losing to China's Tuoheta Erbieke in the round of 32 at the Kokugikan Arena. Touheta defeated Ashish 5-0 in the round of 32 match.

China's Touheta took the first round 5-0, and Ashish was put on the back foot straight away. A similar fate was in store in the next round, and hence chances of progressing to the next round looked slim for the Indian pugilist. Ashish was not able to come back in the final round, and had to bow out of the Olympics.

Mary Kom on July 25 had stormed into the Round of 16 of women's flyweight (48-51 kg) category after defeating Miguelina Garcia of the Dominican Republic in the round of 32. Mary Kom defeated Miguelina 4-1. On July 24, 29-year-old Vikas Krishan lost his round of 32 match in the men's welterweight boxing event here in the ongoing Tokyo Olympics and as a result, he bowed out of the mega event.

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