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Shiva Thapa, Rohit Tokas, enter semis of Boxing Nationals

Baddi, Oct 8 (UNI) Top boxer Shiva Thapa (63Kg) comfortably sailed into the semi-finals while Rohit Tokas (75kg) also stunned Asian Championships silver medallist and home favourite Ashish Kumar (75kg) in the quarter final to seal semi-final spot on the fifth day of the ongoing 4th Elite Men’s National Boxing Championships here at the Baddi University of Emerging Sciences and Technology on Tuesday.
Shiva Thapa (63 kg) showed his composure and experience as he breezed past the challenge of Delhi’s Yogesh Tokas 4-0 in a one- sided bout. The World Championships bronze medallist will face Uttar Pradesh’s Abhishek Yadav in the semi-finals.
Rohit Tokas from the Railways adopted a counter- attacking strategy against his taller opponent from Himachal in landing more punches to unsettle Ashish with a mix of close-range attack. Rohit landed more clear punches in the third round to finally call an upset win with 4-1 margin.
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