Indian boxer Amit Panghal clinched gold in the men's light fly (49kg) boxing competition at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta on Saturday. The 22-year-old defeated Uzbekistan's Hasanboy Dusmatov by a split decision in the final.
India has won nine golds in boxing since the sports was first introduced at the Asian Games in 1954.
Indian boxer Amit Panghal clinched gold in the men's light fly (49kg) boxing competition at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta on Saturday. The 22-year-old defeated Uzbekistan's Hasanboy Dusmatov by a split decision in the final.
Panghal was the lone Indian boxer to make the final in the ongoing edition in Indonesia and he ensured a golden end to the campaign.
This was India's first gold in boxing at these Asian Games and also their first ever in this category across all Asian Games.