India registered a dominant win on the second day of the Asian Boxing Championships 2026 held in Ulaanbaatar on Tuesday, March 31. Priya proved decisive in the 60kg category. Preeti Pawar wins the first-round match in the tournament opener.
In the women’s 60 kg category, India’s Priya set up a dominant victory over Kazakhstan’s Rimma Volossenko to defeat her by 5-0. The clinical victory has now progressed her to the next stage where she will face No. 2 Chengyu Yang of China. The match is expected to display some high-quality and action-packed performances.
Earlier on Monday, March 30, India’s Preeti had won her first-round match on the opening day of the tournament. Meanwhile, Borgohain (75kg) and former world champion Zareen (51kg) faced exit in their respective opening-round games before the start of the tournament.
Elsewhere in the men’s 55kg category, India’s Jadumani ended in a closed bout, resulting in a loss against No. 1 seed Rui Yamaguchi of Japan by 2-3. The top seed is coming off a silver medal at the Astana event along with a bronze at the Boxing World Cup Finals.
The quarterfinal matches of the Asian Boxing Championships 2026 are scheduled to start on Wednesday, April 3. The tournament features around 194 boxers, including 20 Olyfrom 21 national federations.
India has a 20-member boxing squad for the event. The boxers who will make it to the finals will secure their direct qualification for both the Commonwealth Games and the Asian Games in the approved weight categories. The tournament will also serve the boxers as a road to their qualification for the upcoming multi-sport events.
Indian Squad for Asian Boxing Championships 2026
Women’s Squad –
Minakshi (48kg), Nikhat Zareen (51kg), Preeti (54kg), Jaismine (57kg), Priya (60kg), Ankushita Boro (65kg), Arundhati Choudhary (70kg), Lovlina Borgohain (75kg), Pooja Rani (80kg), Alfiya Tarannum Akram Khan Pathan (80+kg)
Men’s Squad –
Vishwanath Suresh (50kg), Jadumani Singh Mandengbam (55kg), Sachin (60kg), Aditya Pratap Yadav (65kg), Deepak (70kg), Akash (75kg), Ankush (80kg), Lokesh (85kg), Harsh Choudhary (90kg), Narender (90+kg)
