Services retain Youth National Boxing Championships
SSCB pugilists finished at the top of the table with 13 medals, including 9 Gold, 2 silver and bronze medals and also claimed team championship trophy with 85 points,.
Asian Junior Champion Krrish Pal showed his prowess and advanced to the pre-quarterfinals on the second day of sixth Youth National Boxing Championships in Gangtok, Sikkim.
In the 48kg category, Krrish, (Chandigarh) defeated Lovepreet Singh of Rajasthan. Krrish was too quick for his opponent right from the beginning and smartly landed a combination of punches consistently. As a result, the referee had to stop the contest in the first round. Krrish will take on Mohammad Junad of Telangana in the next round.
Advertisement
Three more boxers from Chandigarh- Aaditya Raj (71kg), Bhavya Saini (80kg) and Ankush (92+kg) also won their respective bouts and progressed to the next round. Aadtiya blanked Jammu & Kashmir’s Raizwan whereas Bhavya won unanimously against Goa’s Suyashparab. Ankush defeated Rishi Govindu of Andhra Pradesh by RSC in the first round.
Advertisement
In other bouts of the day, Maharashtra’s Usman Ansari (51kg) outclassed Upmanyu of Himachal Pradesh in the first round while Tamil Nadu’s T Kowshik (60kg) got the better of Adarsh Pradhan of Sikkim in a 4-1 split verdict.
Punjab’s Bhupender Singh also moved to the next round after defeating Bengal’s Sakir Ahmed 5-0 in the 54kg round of 32 clash. Karan Kumar (51kg), Honey (57kg), Lovi (63.5kg) and Vansh Sharma (71kg) were the other boxers from Punjab to advance to the next round.
Advertisement
