On Sunday, Chahar upset Jordanian Olympian and 2022 Asian champion Hussein Iashaish 5-0 in an in depth contest.
Even as Iashaish tried to nook the taller Indian and land some combos, Chahar discovered a option to unleash his punches and win the primary spherical 3-2.
Iashaish bounced again to take the second spherical with a 3-2 verdict earlier than Chahar linked some spectacular left blows on the drained Jordanian within the one-sided third spherical and emerged because the victor.
Chahar will tackle Frenchman Yojerlin Cesar within the final 16.
Pawan Bartwal’s journey ended within the second spherical as he misplaced 0-5 to Asian Games bantamweight champion Mirazizbek Mirzakhalilov in a closely-fought males’s 55kg bout.
Bartwal put up a valiant present matching the quick and highly effective Mirzakhalilov shot for shot in a fast trade, even because the Uzbek took the primary two rounds on break up choices.
Bartwal mixed his jabs and hooks effectively, however couldn’t cease Mirzakhalilov from discovering the goal and profitable the bout.
On Saturday night time Sachin Siwach, who bought a primary spherical bye, defeated Jacob Cassar of Australia 5-0 in a spherical of 32 bout to enter the pre-quarterfinals. He will meet Kazakhstan’s Biibars Zhexen. However, Sanju misplaced her ladies’s 60kg first spherical bout 0-5 to Poland’s Aneta Rygielska.
Published – September 07, 2025 08:25 pm IST









