Jang Dong-hwan earned a silver medal after losing to Uzbekistan's Abdulmalik Halokov, the world’s top-ranked boxer.
On October 2, Jang faced Halokov in the men's 60kg final at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games held at the Nishio Gymnasium. Jang lost the match by a score of 0-5.
In the first round, Jang was aggressive, but the judges awarded the round to Halokov, with only one of the five judges scoring it 10-9 in favor of Jang.
Jang continued to press in the second round, but Halokov countered effectively with his experience. All five judges scored the second round in favor of Halokov.
Entering the third round with a clear disadvantage, Jang launched several attacks, but Halokov frequently evaded and landed clean punches. The judges again unanimously scored the third round for Halokov, confirming his victory.
Halokov is currently ranked first in the world in this weight class and has previously won gold medals at the 2024 Paris Olympics and the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games in the 57kg category.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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