CWG 2022: Boxer Shiva Thapa crashes out after loss to Scotland's Reese Lynch
Jul 31, 2022
Birmingham [UK], July 31 : Indian boxer Shiva Thapa has crashed out of Commonwealth Games 2022 after losing to Scotland's Reese Lynch in his round of 16 match of the 63.5 kg category at the ongoing Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham on Sunday.
Thapa looked good initially but Lynch was simply better and won the match by 4-1.
Thapa had defeated Pakistan's Suleman Baloch 5-0 in the first round of the men's 63 Kg weight category here at the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham on Friday.
Earlier today, Reigning world champion Nikhat Zareen advanced into the quarter-finals of the women's light flyweight 50kg category at the ongoing Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham.
In her bout at the CWG, the in-form Nikhat Zareen, who won the world championships and Strandja memorial gold earlier this year, outclassed Mozambique's Helena Ismael Bagao at the National Exhibition Centre (NEC) in Solihull to prevail by RSC (referee stops contest).
Nikhat Zareen will face Welsh boxer Helen Jones in the Birmingham 2022 boxing quarter-finals.
With Bagao trying to catch Nikhat Zareen out early, the Indian capitalised on the openings and gave a flurry of right hooks on her opponent. Swift footwork also allowed the Indian boxer to stay out of the Bagao's reach.
Zareen completed the first round with a series of 1-2 punches and appeared firmly in possession of her bout.
It was a matter of match management for the Indians in the third and final round and Zareen steered through with comfort. Such was the Indian's sovereignty that the referee stopped the bout with 40 seconds left and handed Zareen a triumph.
Later, Sumit will take on Callum Peters of Australia in the Over 92 kg category at 12:15 AM.
