Commonwealth Games bronze-medallist Amandeep Singh had to settle for silver after losing to pugilist Shin Jong Hun in the final of the ASBC Asian Confederation Boxing Championships on Friday.
India also won two bronze medals through Paramjeet Samota (91kg) and Balwinder Beniwal (64kg) in the championship where 150 boxers from 22 countries competed in 10 weight categories.
The 25-year-old Punjab boxer lost 11-18 to the South Korean in the 49kg summit clash at the Dowon Arean Sport Complex in Incheon.
Shin, a bronze medallist at the 2009 AIBA World Championship, made an aggressive start, not giving Amandeep chances to score. The Indian managed to throw in a few straight punches and he was down by just a point at 4:5 after the opening three minutes of action.
However, the South Korean though kept increasing the margin with his body blows and short jabs. In the end Amandeep lost the yellow metal by 11:18 on points.
"It was a tough bout against a crowd favourite. He somehow managed to take the lead at the end of every round," Amandeep said.
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