Promising young pugilists surface in preliminaries of Junior National Boxing
Source: The Sangai Express

Chandigarh, December 13 2018: The fancied boxers in both men and women sections moved up a rung on the opening day of the BFI's second Junior National Boxing Championships with preliminary rounds underway at the University Hall here yesterday.

The day, which saw as many as 58 bouts in men's six categories and 27 bouts in women's four classes, went along the expected way, interspersed with some one-sided fights and some RSC verdicts.

The day began with a bout in 46 kg being abandoned in the second round when S.Kalarasan of Tamil Nadu forced Rajasthan's Harsh Chandra Meena's coach to throw in the towel after his ward received solid pounding from the Tamil Nadu pugilist.

Kalarasan was severe from the start and sent down combination punches on his Rajasthan opponent who managed to withstand the first round.

However, the second round proved to be his undoing and his coach judged the gravity of the situation to pull him out of contest before any major damage was caused.

With favourites having received byes in both sections sitting pretty awaiting the main draw, the boxers in preliminary rounds churned out some fantastic verdicts like the one between Daksh Chauhan of Chhattisgarh and Deepak of Chandigarh.

The local lad was unlucky as he lost the 46 kg bout 2:3 in a neck and neck race, Chauhan clinching it in the last round.

Karan Mehar of Uttarakhand too received a spilt (3:2) decision when he overcame a tough opponent in Lalmuankima from Mizoram.

Haryana's Anshul Sarha, who won a RSC-I verdict in the same weight class over Nikhil Bhuiya of Jharkhand, was joined by state mate Vikas later in the day when he defeated Om Prakash senapati of Odisha on points (5:0) in 50 kg class.

From neighbouring Himachal, Diyas Gautam beat Bihar's Karan Kumar in the same category 50 kg with a RSC second round verdict.Manish Rathore of UP and Sanjeet of the Services ended up on the winning side in the 46 kg catgory against their opponents from Gujarat and Odisha, respectively, when the referees stopped contest in the third round.

Unlike bouts in the men section, most of the women category preliminary rounds ended with boxers winning on points with complete domination over their rivals.

Haryana's Rajni in 46 g defeated Talagana's L.Nandithi Goud (5:0) while Aarti Jaglan, in 50 kg, beat Puja Pandey of Jharkhand 4:1.The brave Jharkhand boxer did well to land a few punches, impressing the judges for the solitary point.

The other winners among women in 46 kg included Maharashtra's Yogita Pardeshi, Maharashtra, Sirisha Pithani of Andhra Pradesh, Ragini Upadhyay of UP, Priyanka Borah of Assam, Ajali Chaudhary of Rajasthan, Aarti Chauhan of Goa, Pinky Devi of Manipur and in 50 kg Gayatri Patil of Maharashtra, Amisha Kumari of Assaam, Anju Devi of Karnataka and Isha of Himachal Pradesh.

In 54 kg, Yamini of Telangana and Aarajoo of Delhi emerged winners over their opponents on points.

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