National Boxing meet: Haryana’s Sachin stuns former World Championship bronze medallist Gaurav Bidhuri
Former world championship bronze-winner Gaurav Bidhuri (57kg) bowed out after a first-round loss in the men's National Boxing Championships at Bellary on Friday, upstaged by Haryana's Sachin.
In Short
- Sachin stuns former World Championship bronze medallist Gaurav Bidhuri
- Haryana's Sachin came our triumphant 4-1 against Gaurav Bidhuri
- Chandigarh's Kuldeep Kumar (48kg) progressed in quarter-finals
Haryana’s Sachin stunned former world championship bronze-winner Gaurav Bidhuri in the first round of the 57kg category in the men's National Boxing Championships at Bellary on Friday.
Sachin came out triumphant 4-1 against Bidhuri.
Another Haryana pugilist and South Asian Games champion, Ankit Khatana, made his way into the 75kg quarter-finals after he out-punched Himachal Pradesh's Dharm Pal in unanimous victory.
Telangana's Savio Dominic Michael (54kg) and Goa's Ashok Patil (67kg) too progressed to the last-eight stage with identical 4-1 victories.
While Savio defeated Jharkhand's Krishna Jora, Ashok Patil got the better of Himachal Pradesh's Mohan Chander.
Chandigarh's Kuldeep Kumar (48kg) and Sachin were among the other boxers to make progress on the third day of the Championships.
Kuldeep booked a berth in the quarter-finals after an easy 4-0 win over Rajsthan's Sushil Sahran.
In the 75kg category, Maharashtra pugilist Nikhil Dubey continued his excellent run in the tournament and sailed into the quarter-finals.
He beat Telangana's Venu Mandala with ''RSC'' (Referee Stops the Contest) verdict in a last-16 bout.