CWG 2022: Panghal beat Mulligan- Amit Panghal ensured a fourth medal for India from the boxing ring after winning his flyweight (48-51 kg) quarter-final against Scotland’s Lennon Mulligan at the Commonwealth Games on Thursday. Follow CWG 2022 Live updates on InsideSport.IN
CWG 2022: Amit Panghal assures fourth boxing medal for India, eases past Scotland’s Lennon Mulligan to enter semifinal
4️⃣th MEDAL CONFIRMED ! 💪@Boxerpanghal showed his 🅰️ game to eke out 🏴’s Lennon Mulligan and cements his place into the semifinals. 👊🔥@birminghamcg22 #Commonwealthgames#B2022#PunchMeinHainDum 2.0#birmingham22 pic.twitter.com/1pPPR6CjQz
— Boxing Federation (@BFI_official) August 4, 2022
It was a unanimous verdict in favour of the Indian southpaw. Panghal had won a silver medal during the last edition in Gold Coast.
The bout wasn’t of great quality but the 26-year-old India prevailed over his much younger Scottish opponent, tiring him out with a solid defence. He gained points with occasional ferocious counter-attack.
In the first two rounds, Panghal employed a guard down approach to invite Mulligan to go on the offensive but swayed away from his reach with some nimble footwork.
In between he did land a couple of left jabs to rattle the 20-year-old Scot and in the final round unleashed a barrage of ‘onetwo’ combinations (a left-jab followed by a right cross).
Mulligan in fact got a standing count and by the end of round two, the writing was clear on the wall that Panghal will earn a second CWG medal.
Nikhat Zareen (50kg), Nitu Ganghas (48kg) and Mohd Hussamudin (57kg) have also reached the semifinal stage to be assured of medals in their respective categories.
CWG 2022: Amit Panghal assures fourth boxing medal for India, eases past Scotland’s Lennon Mulligan to enter semifinal
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