Five state boxers reach quarterfinal stage in Youth boxing nationals
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, July 08 2022:
Five state boxers progressed to the quarterfinal round of the 5th Youth Men's and Women's National Boxing Championships being held in Chennai.
In the men's event, Lamnganba outpunched Niraj Rajbhat of Maharashtra by a 4-1 score while Chungneireng Kom dominated Rajasthan's Rahul Gora 5-0 to advance to the quarterfinals on Friday.
In the day's women's competition, Griviya Huidrom, Kunjarani Thongam and Melody Kilong shone for the state by securing commanding victories and booked their quarterfinal berths.
Both Kunjarani Thongam and Melody Kilong dished out a solid performance against their respective opponents as Kunjarani beat Garima Chou-han of Uttar Pradesh in the opening round and Melody Kilong defeated Anusayav of Tamil Nadu in the first round of their bout.
Griviya Huidrom, on the other hand, pulled off a 5-0 win over Payal of Madhya Pradesh.