Indian boxer Sparsh Kumar will face Kazakhstan's Saken Bibossinov, in the pre-quarterfinals of the Asian Boxing Championships 2022 at Amman in Jordan today, November 2. <br />''<br />''Commonwealth Games 2022 bronze medallist Mohammad Hussamuddin (57kg) will also be in action today in the pre-quarterfinal rounds. Five-time Asian Medallist Shiva Thapa (63.5kg) as well as seven other Indian male boxers will begin their campaign in the pre-quarterfinals.<br />'' <br />''Yesterday, November 1, Sparsh Kumar and Lakshya Chahar kickstarted India's campaign at the Championships by winning their respective matches by identical 5-0 scorelines. Sparsh Kumar (51kg) defeated Kyrgyzstan's Diushebaev Nurzhigit in the round of 32 matches. Lakshya Chahar (80kg) also defeated Shabbos Negmat of Tajikistan 5-0 in his round of 16 bouts and advanced to the quarter-finals.<br />''<br />''Among the women's boxers, Tokyo Olympic bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain will start her campaign against 2016 World Champion Valentina Khalzova of Kazakhstan in the quarter-final on Saturday. Lovlina who has changed her weight category from 69kg will be boxing in her first international tournament in the 75kg weight category in Amman.<br />''Simranjit Kaur (60kg), will face Asian Games gold medallist and two-time Asian champion Yeonji Oh of Korea in the quarter-finals on Sunday, November 6.<br />''<span style="color: #222222;"> <br />''267 boxers from 27 top boxing nations are competing in the Asian Boxing Championships 2022. India has sent a 25-member team to the meet.</span><br />