The two teams will face off just a few days after the 2022 World Cup championship match at the end of December. Prior to Liverpool defeating Chelsea on penalties to win the trophy last season, City had won four straight League Cup championships.
Shiva was facing 2019 Asian Champion Bakhodur Usmanov of Tajikistan in the semi-final. In a close bout that saw both the boxers go toe to toe from the beginning, Shiva used his vast experience and tactical acumen to prevail over his younger opponent in a 4:1 split verdict
Later tonight, six-time Asian medalist Shiva Thapa (63.5kg), Mohammad Hussamuddin (57kg), and Narender (92+kg) will all take to the ring to secure their berth in the final.
Minakshi, was up against the 2021 Asian Championships bronze medalist Lutsaikhan Altantsetseg of Mongolia and the Rohtak-born boxer hardly had to break a sweat in her comfortable victory
Lovlina (75kg) was up against Seong Suyeon of South Korea in her semi-final bout. Right from the beginning, Lovlina effectively utilized her clever techniques and strategies to capitalize on her opponent to clinch a 5:0 victory by unanimous decision
The announcement was made on Wednesday at a press conference in New Delhi where the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the International Boxing Association (IBA) and the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) in the presence of IBA President Umar Kremlev and BFI President Ajay Si
Lugun was a former under-17 hockey player for India and belongs to Ladlada village in the Rairakhol block of Sambalpur district of Odisha. She had played championships at district, state and national level