Six Indian boxers clinch gold at 2022 ASBC Asian Youth & Junior Boxing Championships

Vini,
the
diminutive
boxer
from
Hisar
was
facing
Karina
Tokubay
of
Kazakhstan
in
the
flyweight
50kg
final.
The
Indian
boxer
started
off
well
and
won
the
first
round
convincingly,
before
her
opponent
made
a
strong
comeback
in
the
second
round,
which
set
the
tone
for
a
fierce
final
round
that
saw
both
the
boxers
exchange
a
lot
of
punches.
Vini
was
scoring
consistently
and
moving
around
the
ring
enroute
securing
a
5-0
verdict
in
her
favour.

Yakshika
(52kg)
displayed
remarkable
courage
and
temperament
against
Uzbekistan’s
Rakhima
Bekniyazova
to
mount
a
comeback.
The
pugilist
from
Panipat,
conceded
a
lot
of
punches
in
the
first
round
and
was
trailing
0-5.

Yakshika
came
back
strongly
in
the
second
round
and
counter-attacked
brilliantly
to
level
the
scores
in
the
second
round.
She
continued
her
aggressive
approach
in
the
last
round
to
complete
the
comeback
and
win
4-1.

Vidhi
notched
up
a
comfortable
5-0
win
against
Aya
Suwindeh
of
Jordan
in
the
57kg
featherweight
final.
The
Indian
boxer
was
in
cruise
control
throughout
the
bout
and
forced
the
opponent
to
play
at
her
terms.
Playing
at
distance,
Vidhi
was
picking
her
punches
smartly
and
moved
around
swiftly
throughout
the
bout,
without
giving
any
chance
to
the
local
girl.

Defending
Champion
Nikita
Chand
(60kg)
grabbed
the
yellow
metal
again
as
she
dominated
her
bout
against
Uldana
Taubay
of
Kazakhstan
from
the
beginning
which
forced
the
referee
to
stop
the
contest
in
the
third
round.

Shrushti
Sathe
(63kg)
was
up
against
Nursulu
Suienaly
of
Kazakhstan
who
had
no
answer
for
the
Indian
boxer’s
reflexes
and
strong
punches.
Shrushti
was
relentlessly
landing
accurate
punches
in
the
second
round
and
as
a
result
of
that,
the
referee
stopped
the
contest
in
the
second
round.

Rudrika
(75kg)
blanked
Kazakhstan’s
Shuglya
Nalibay
5-0
in
a
one-sided
contest.

Earlier
on
Sunday,
Mahi
(46kg)
and
Palak
(48kg)
lost
unanimously
to
Jasmin
Tokhirova
and
Zilolakhon
Yufova
of
Uzbekistan
in
their
respective
bouts.

Supriya
(54kg)
lost
against
Uzbekistan’s
Uzukjamol
Yunusova
as
the
referee
stopped
the
contest
in
the
second
round.
In
the
81
kg
final,
Khushi
went
down
fighting
against
Kazakhstan’s
Kuralay
Yeginbaikyzy
and
lost
1-4.
Nirjhara
(+81kg)
lost
to
Sobirakhon
Shakhobidinova
of
Uzbekistan
by
RSC
in
the
second
round.

Later,
four
Indian
Junior
boxers
–
Krrish
Pal
(46kg),
Ravi
Saini
(48kg),
Yashwardhan
Singh
(60kg)
and
Rishab
Singh
(60kg)
will
be
in
action.

With
21
medals
in
junior
and
18
in
youth
section,
the
Indian
contingent
has
secured
39
medals
at
the
prestigious
continental
tournament
where
both
the
age
groups
of
men
and
women-youth
and
junior-are
being
played
together.

During
the
last
edition
of
the
tournament
held
in
Dubai
in
2021,
India
concluded
their
campaign
with
39
medals
including
14
gold.

The
tournament
has
been
witnessing
a
strong
competition
in
presence
of
352
boxers
from
21
countries
including
India,
Iran,
Kazakhstan,
Mongolia,
Tajikistan
and
Uzbekistan.

Source-
BFI
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