Three golds in a day! Ankush completes Indian boxing hat-trick at Asian Games

NEW DELHI: Ankush Panghal completed a golden hat-trick for Indian boxing at the Asian Games on Friday, defeating South Korea’s Minseong Kim in the men’s 80kg final to cap a memorable day for the country’s pugilists in Aichi-Nagoya.Ankush dominated the title bout, winning the opening round 4-1 before taking the second unanimously 5-0 to establish a commanding advantage. He maintained his control in the third round, winning it 4-1 to seal the gold medal with a 4-0 verdict.His triumph came after Lovlina Borgohain and Parveen Hooda had won their respective finals, making Friday a landmark occasion for Indian boxing.Lovlina defeated China’s Ziyi Bao 5-0 in the women’s 75kg final on her 29th birthday, while Parveen edged Paris Olympics bronze medallist Chen Nien-chin of Chinese Taipei 3-2 in a split decision in the women’s 65kg category.The three victories gave India a hat-trick of boxing gold medals and brought a memorable end…