India’s Parveen Hooda beat Chen Nien-chin of Taiwan in the women’s 65kg boxing competition final at the Asian Games 2026 on Friday.
Following an evenly matched clash, Parveen claimed a win by split decision (3-2).
Both boxers started cautiously in the first round, holding back their punches until the referee intervened with a warning. In the end, Parveen was the one to land more decisive strikes as she got a 10-9 score from all five judged.
But Paris Olympics bronze medallist Chen turned the tables in the second round with some aggressive play, winning over all five judges 10-9.
In the decisive third round, Parveen battled her way to a 3-2 score to claim the gold.
With this win, Parveen became only the third Indian woman boxer to secure an Asiad gold, after Mary Kom (2014 and Lovlina Borgohain (2026).
Published on Oct 02, 2026
