Asian Boxing Championship: Mohammad Hussamuddin, Lakshya Chahar advance to quarterfinals

Indian boxers Mohammad Hussamuddin and Lakshya Chahar advanced to the quarterfinals of the Asian Boxing Championship in Amman, Jordan yesterday. CWG 2022 bronze medallist Hussamuddin defeated Kyrgyzstan's Seiitbek Uulu 3-2 in the 57 kilogram pre-quarterfinals. He will now face Pakistan's Ilyas Hussain in the quarter-final. Lakshya Chahar blanked Shabbos Negmat of Tajikistan 5-0 in the 80 kilogram pre-quarterfinal bout to progress to the last eight. However, Sparsh Kumar lost 1-...