Asian Games Quarterfinals Produce Semi-Final Line-Ups in Nishio

The quarterfinal stage continued at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026 on Monday evening at Nishio Gymnasium, with the Women’s 60kg, Men’s 55kg and Men’s 90kg divisions producing their semi-finalists.

Chinese Taipei’s Lin Yu-Ting opened Session 16 with a 4-1 victory over DPR Korea’s Won Un Gyong in the Women’s 60kg quarterfinals.

Uzbekistan’s Sitora Turdibekova followed with a closely contested 3-2 win against Mongolia’s Namuun Monkhor, while China’s Yang Chengyu delivered a unanimous 5-0 victory over the Philippines’ Nesthy Petecio.

India’s Priya completed the Women’s 60kg quarterfinals with a commanding 5-0 victory against Tajikistan’s Mijgona Samadova.

The Men’s 55kg quarterfinals began with Kazakhstan’s Makhmud Sabyrkhan earning a 3-1 victory over Korea’s Shin Jaeyong.

The Philippines’ Carlo Paalam edged China’s Zhang Jiamao 3-2 in another closely fought quarterfinal, while Mongolia’s Bilguunsaikhan Kharkhuu secured a unanimous 5-0 win against Thailand’s Kangpi Bokhunthod.

Japan’s Rui Yamaguchi closed the division’s quarterfinal programme with a 5-0 victory over Jordan’s Huthaifa Eshish.

Competition then moved to the Men’s 90kg division, where Uzbekistan’s Turabek Khabibullaev defeated Kazakhstan’s Nurbek Oralbay by a narrow 3-2 decision.

India’s Kapil Pokhariya advanced with a unanimous 5-0 victory against Korea’s Kim Gichae, while China’s Han Xuezhen also recorded a 5-0 win against Thailand’s Jakkapong Yomkhot.

Tajikistan’s Parviz Karimov completed Session 16 with a unanimous 5-0 victory over Bahrain’s Jorge Lobaina.

With the quarterfinals completed across all three divisions contested during the evening session, attention now turns to the semi-finals as the boxing competition continues at Nishio Gymnasium.