Wu Yu, Lovlina Borgohain, Torekhan and Okazawa advance as quarterfinals continue

Twelve boxers advanced to the semifinals during Session 15 of the Asian Games boxing competition at Nishio Gymnasium, with quarterfinals contested in the women’s 51 kg and 75 kg and men’s 70 kg divisions.

In the women’s 51 kg, China’s Wu Yu defeated Mongolia’s Oyuntsetseg Yesugen 5:0. Uzbekistan’s Feruza Kazakova also won 5:0, overcoming An Kum Byol of DPR Korea, while Vietnam’s Nguyen Thi Tam recorded a unanimous decision against Korea’s Bak Chorong. Kazakhstan’s Alua Balkibekova completed the division’s semifinal lineup with a close 3:2 victory over Japan’s Yuna Nishinaka.

China’s Bao Ziyi opened the women’s 75 kg quarterfinals with a 5:0 win over Thailand’s Porntip Buapa. Vietnam’s Luu Diem Quynh defeated Iran’s Parmida Khoshkhabar Oghani 5:0, and India’s Lovlina Borgohain won by the same margin against Korea’s Seong Suyeon. Kazakhstan’s Natalya Bogdanova advanced with a 4:1 decision over Uzbekistan’s Aziza Zokirova.

In the men’s 70 kg, Kazakhstan’s Torekhan Sabyrkhan stopped Iraq’s Ali Qasim Hamdan Al-Sarray by knockout in the first round. Uzbekistan’s Shavkatjon Boltaev defeated China’s Li Guofeng 5:0, while Japan’s Sewonrets Quincy Mensah Okazawa earned a 5:0 decision over Kyrgyzstan’s Ikhtiiar Nishonov. Jordan’s Zeyad Eashash secured the final semifinal place with a 4:1 win over Tajikistan’s Shamsher Saidov.