Services retain Youth National Boxing Championships
Statesman News Service
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Service men dominated the ring winning nine of the 11 finals they figured enabling defending champions Services Sports Control Board (SSCB) to retain the team championship at the 6th Youth National Boxing Championships in Gangtok, Sikkim on Monday.
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,.
Rishi (48kg) and Aryan (51kg) started the day’s proceedings for Services with identical 5-0 wins over Bihar’s Rahul and Manipur’s Thokchom Singh respectively to bag the gold medal.
The 54kg bantamweight final saw an intensely fought bout between Ashish and Sikkim’s Jayant Dagar. Both the pugilists traded heavy blows on each other in a close encounter that saw the momentum shift every minute.
Eventually, Ashish outdid his opponent and secured the favour of the judges to win the bout 4-3.
The other six gold medal winners for Services were Nikhil (57kg), M Hanthoi (60kg), Ankush (67kg), Preet Malik (71kg), Yogesh (75kg) and Ayran (86kg).
Arman (80kg) and Harsh (92kg) were the two silver medallists ,while Krish Kamboj (63.5kg) and Rythm (92+kg) claimed the bronze medals for Services.
Haryana and Chandigarh claimed the second and third position respectively with 54 and 20 points. While Haryana won four gold, two silver and three bronze medals, Chandigarh concluded their campaign with two silver and one bronze.
Asian Junior Champion Bharat Joon (92kg), who was representing Haryana, continued his magnificent form and won the final against Harsh of SSCB by referee stopping the contest (RSC) in the first round. Bharat had also won all his previous bouts by RSC.
The other three gold medallists from Haryana were- Yashwardhan Singh (63.5kg), Ishan Kataria (80kg) and Lakshay Rathi (92+kg).
SSCB’s Ashish (54kg) was adjudged the best boxer while Sikkim’s Jayant Dagar (54kg) received the most promising boxer award for his brilliant display throughout the tournament.
