New Delhi :The Indian boxing team suffered its first major setback at the AIBA Asian Olympic Qualifying Event in Astana, Kazakhstan, with Commonwealth Games gold medallist Suranjoy Singh (52kg) losing out in the pre quarter-finals to old nemesis Nyambayar Tugstsogt of Mongolia. Nyambayar once again proved to be a difficult adversary for the Indian to beat. The Mongolian boxer, who now has a three nil record against Suranjoy seemed to be in exceptional form and got the better Singh by a fair margin.
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Unlike the past encounters between the two boxers, which have been fights to the finish, this time Nyambayar made full avail of the psychological advantage over the Suranjoy and took the game away from the Indian boxer. From the beginning of the bout Suranjoy was made to defend, more than he could attack – the aggressive approach of the Mongolian paying off. The 2010 Asian Games bronze medallist was completely out of sorts and could not find his natural rhythm. He was down a four point deficit after the first round (2:6) and by nine points at the end of the second (15:6). Suranjoy’s campaign at the Asian Qualifiers came to an end with a 10:30 loss.
But there was good news for India in the bantam weight class with 2010 Youth Olympic Games silver medallist Shiva Thapa (56kg) advancing into the quarter-finals of the tournament. Thapa, who beat Afghan boxer Mohd Khaiber Nooristani, in what was a thrilling exhibition of high powered boxing, became the fourth Indian pugilist to have secured a spot in the quarters of the tournament.
Beijing Olympic bronze medal winner, Vijender Singh (75kg) will be seen in action in the quarter-finals of the middle weight division, on Sunday 8th Apr 2012. The 26 year old who, is now just one win away from securing an Olympic berth, will lock horns with 2011 Asian Championship silver medallist Chuluuntumur Tumurkhyag of Mongolia.
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Unlike the past encounters between the two boxers, which have been fights to the finish, this time Nyambayar made full avail of the psychological advantage over the Suranjoy and took the game away from the Indian boxer. From the beginning of the bout Suranjoy was made to defend, more than he could attack – the aggressive approach of the Mongolian paying off. The 2010 Asian Games bronze medallist was completely out of sorts and could not find his natural rhythm. He was down a four point deficit after the first round (2:6) and by nine points at the end of the second (15:6). Suranjoy’s campaign at the Asian Qualifiers came to an end with a 10:30 loss.
But there was good news for India in the bantam weight class with 2010 Youth Olympic Games silver medallist Shiva Thapa (56kg) advancing into the quarter-finals of the tournament. Thapa, who beat Afghan boxer Mohd Khaiber Nooristani, in what was a thrilling exhibition of high powered boxing, became the fourth Indian pugilist to have secured a spot in the quarters of the tournament.
Beijing Olympic bronze medal winner, Vijender Singh (75kg) will be seen in action in the quarter-finals of the middle weight division, on Sunday 8th Apr 2012. The 26 year old who, is now just one win away from securing an Olympic berth, will lock horns with 2011 Asian Championship silver medallist Chuluuntumur Tumurkhyag of Mongolia.
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