State quartet in finals of Youth national boxing championship
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, July 10 2022:
Lamnganba, Th Kunjarani, Griviya Huidrom and Melody Kilong all triumphed in their respective semifinal bouts in the 5th Youth Men & Women National Boxing Championship on Sunday.
Lamnganba beat Shivam Sharma of Punjab by a split 3-2 decision in the men's 54kg semifinal duel at SRM University, Kattankulathur, Chennai.
Meanwhile, the state women trio of Th Kunjarani, Griviya Huidrom and Melody Kilong had little trouble against their opponents on their way to gold-medal bouts.
Th Kunjarani stopped Malthir of Tamil Nadu in the second round of the 60kg semifinal match.
Griviya Huidrom, on the other hand, dominated Aikon Mali of Assam by a 5-0 margin in their semifinal bout (54kg category).
Melody Kilong too eased her way into the final by a 5-0 verdict against Khusi Singh of Madhya Pradesh in the 63kg category.