OLYMPIANS ADVANCE IN ASIAN BOXING CHAMPS

Jordan Olympians Obadah Al-Kasbeh and Hussein Ishaish are through to the last eight of the Asian Elite Boxing Championships in Mongolia.
Al-Kasbeh beat Mongolia’s Enkh Tur Tegshjargal in the Round of 16 of the -65kg category and will face Japan’s Shion Nishiyama in the quarter-finals on Saturday.
In the -80kg category, Ishaish claimed victory over Thailand’s Weerapon Jongjoho to book a quarter-final bout with India’s Ankush on Sunday.