Jang Dong-hwan secured a silver medal after losing to Uzbekistan's Abdulmalik Halokov, the world’s top-ranked boxer, in the men's 60kg final at the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.
On October 2, Jang faced Halokov at the Nishio Gymnasium, where he lost by a unanimous decision of 5-0.
In the first round, Jang was aggressive, but the judges awarded the round to Halokov, with only one judge scoring it 10-9 in favor of Jang.
Continuing his in-fighting strategy in the second round, Jang was met with Halokov's experienced counterattacks. 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 hits. By the end of the third round, all judges had scored the bout in favor of 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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