OLYMPIC BOXER INTO ASIAN GAMES SEMIS

Olympic Boxer Hussein Ishaish has guaranteed a medal for Jordan at the Asian Games – Nagoya 2026, after qualifying for the semi-final of the -80 kg weight category.

Ishaish beat Chinese boxer Wang in the quarter-finals, marking his second consecutive win after opening his campaign with a victory over Kyrgyzstan’s Omurbek.

The national boxing team’s participation continues tomorrow, Monday, as his brother Ziad Ishaish meets Tajikistan boxer Saidov Shamsher in the quarter-final of the -70kg weight category, while Huzaifa Ishaish faces Japanese boxer Yamaguchi in the same round in the -55kg weight category.