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Sri Lanka boxer punches and loses

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26 August, 2018

Sri Lanka’s Keshani Arachchige (red) lands a straight right on her Kazakhstan opponent in the Women’s Feather (57Kg) at the 18th Asian Games, Jakarta on Friday. But Keshani lost the fight

(Pic by Thusith Wijedoru)

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