India make a killing, clinch 8 golds

NEW DELHI: Indian boxers regaled their roaring fans with a bountiful of gold medals in the SpiceJet India Open International Boxing Tournament, led by the inimitable Mary Kom, Sanjeet, Manish Kaushik, Pwilao Basumatar, Lovlina Borgohain and Pinki Rani, Manisha here at the Thyagaraj Stadium on Thursday.

Uzebekistan and Cuba underlined their class and domination in the middle and heavy categories, helping themselves to four gold.

Mary Kom got the loudest cheers as she overcame Josie Gabuco 4-1. 

RESULTS:
(Read as gold, silver and bronze)
Mens: Welter, 69-kg: 1. Bobo-Usmon Baturov (Uzb), 2. Dinesh (Ind), 3. Duryodhan Singh Negi and Manoj Kumar (Ind).
Middle, 75-kg: 1. Israil Madrimov (Uzb), 2. Iglesias Osiey Estrada (Cub), 3. Mandeep Jangra (Ind) and Tursynbay Kulakhmet (Kaz).
Light Heavy, 81-kg: 1. Daivd Osvary Gutierrez (Cub), 2. Devanshu Jaiswal (Ind), 3. Kuandyk Zhussip (Kaz) and Shabbos Negmatullaev (Tjk).
Heavy, 91-kg: 1. Sanjeet (Ind), 2. Sanjar Tursunov (Uzb), 3. Naman Tanwar and Sumit Sangwan (Ind)
Super Heavy 91+-kg: 1. Bakhodir Jalolov (Uzb), 2. Satish Kumar (Ind), Toirac Yohandi Ortega (Cub) and Evans Keddy Agnes (Sey).
Women: Light (57-60-kg): 1. Marjut Mira Potkonan (Fin), 2. L.Sarita Devi (Ind), 3. Pavitra and Priyanka Choudhary (Ind).
Light Welter (60-64-kg: 1.Pwilao Basumatary (Ind), 2. Sudapon Seesondee (Tha), 3. Punam Rawal and Simranjit Kaur (Ind).