Shiva Thapa of India handily defeats Suleman Baloch of Pakistan in the Men’s Over 60kg-63.5kg (Light Welter) – Round of 32 battle. Team India kicked off their boxing campaign with a bang, as Shiva Thapa defeated Pakistani boxer Suleman Baloch in the Round 32 of the men’s boxing 63.5 kg division at the Commonwealth Games 2022.
Thapa kicked off India’s boxing campaign at the Birmingham Games. Thapa has won five Asian medals and a bronze medal at the World Championships. In this match, he commences against the Pakistani, who is the national champion of his country.
Thapa, who defeated Suleman, will face Worlds bronze medalist Reese Lynch and Bahamas boxer Rashield Williams, who is competing in his third consecutive Games, in the quarterfinals.
Shiva Thapa, a former World Championships bronze medalist and five-time Asian medalist, kicked off India’s boxing campaign at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham on Friday with a battle against seven-time Pakistan National champion Suleman Baloch.
