Parveen Hooda beats Li Shu 5-0 in 65kg semifinal at Asian Games 2026

Parveen Hooda defeated China's Li Shu 5-0 in the 65kg boxing semifinal at the Asian Games on Tuesday, September 29, 2026. Hooda represents India.

Her bronze medal from the previous edition was taken away after the International Testing Agency (ITA) suspended her for 22 months for a whereabouts failure. She has now surpassed her performance at Hangzhou. The report was published on September 29, 2026 at 11:14 am IST.

Indian boxers have already bettered their four-medal haul from the previous edition. Six pugilists have secured medal-round entries at these Games. Parveen Hooda is among those who reached the medal rounds.

Commonwealth Games champion Ankush Panghal (80kg) and last edition's bronze medallist Narender Berwal (+90kg) will fight for a place in the final later in the day. Panghal competes in the 80kg category and Berwal in the +90kg category. Both are included among India's six pugilists to reach medal-round matches.

The win moved Hooda into the gold medal bout; she will now contest the gold medal match.