Gaurav Solanki, Hussamuddin and Biswamitra register commanding victories on day two of 2022 Men's National Boxing Championships being held in Hisar. A total of 386 boxers across 13 different weight categories are participating in the championships.
Manish Kaushik, Rohit Tokas and Sachin got off to flying start at the 6th Elite Men's National Boxing Championships in Hisar. A total of 386 boxers across 13 different weight categories are participating in the championships.
While the Assam boxer Borgohain beat Arundhati Choudhary of the Services Sports Control Board (SSCB) quite comfortably by a 5-0 margin in the 75kg final, Zareen faced a stiff challenge from RSPB's Anamika in the 50kg gold medal match before the 26-year-old Telangana pugilist tilted the match
Defending Champions Railway Sports Promotion Board (RSPB) dominated the proceedings as eight of their boxers, led by 2019 World Championships silver medallist Manju Rani (48kg) and 2017 World Youth Champion Jyoti Gulia (52kg) stormed into the finals of 6th Elite Women's National Boxing Champ
Nikhat Zareen representing Telangana, thrashed Meghalaya's Eva Waynie Marbaniang in the 50kg pre-quarterfinals bout, whereas Railways Sports Promotion Board's (RSPB) Manju Rani also produced an equally dominating performance to defeat Uttarakhand's Kavita comprehensively in the 48kg Last-16
While Suvidha thrashed Jharkhand's Chandu 5-0 in the 48kg contest, local boxer Patidar also looked dominant during her comfortable victory by an identical margin against Himachal Pradesh's Ritu in the 52kg bout, as per a press release from Boxing Federation of India (BFI).
Telangana's Nikhat was up against LK Abinaya of Tamil Nadu in the round-of-32 bout and she did not break a sweat at all. She started fiercely and landed a lot of punches and as a result, the referee stopped the contest (RSC) in the first round
After the National Games, Ankit will be returning to the national camp to prepare for the upcoming Senior National Boxing Championships in December. He also has one eye on the Asian Games and the World Championships, which will also serve as a qualifying event for the Paris Olympics in 2024.
SSCB boxers pulled off a stunning show on the final day of the competition as nine of their 11 finalists emerged victorious and took home the gold medals as well as the team championship trophy with 81 points, finishing at top of the table with 11 medals, including 2 silver medals.