Mandeep\, Satish among boxers to enter quarters at men\'s Nationals

Mandeep, Satish among boxers to enter quarters at men's Nationals

Press Trust of India  |  Pune 

Former silver-medallist Jangra (69kg) notched up a knockout win to enter the quarterfinals on another day of dominance by favourites in the Senior Men's National Championships here Tuesday.

Jangra, representing Haryana, knocked out All India Police's (AIP) Pawan Kumar in the second round of his pre-quarterfinal bout to enter the last-eight stage.

silver-winner and this year's Arjuna awardee (+91kg), who is competing for the Control Board (SSCB), also made the quarters after out-classing Madhya Pradesh's Monish Qureshi in the opening three minutes of his bout.

bronze-medallist Naman Tanwar (91kg) eased into the quarters by out-punching Karnataka's Nagesh. The Railways' ended the contest in just the first round with his dominance.

There was no stopping the other big names either with Gold Coast CWG silver-medallist (60kg), competing for SSCB, advancing with a 5-0 win over Punjab's

World Championships bronze-medallist (56kg) also moved ahead after out-classing Puducherry's V Bharany. The bout was stopped in the second round owing to the Railways boxer's dominance.

Former Asian youth silver-medallist Ankush Dahiya (Railways Promotion Board) clinched a 5-0 triumph over AIP's Syngkli Wanbuddien to move ahead in the 60kg category.

Former medallist Jasveer Singh (+91kg) was also through to the quarters with a 4-1 win over Uttar Pradesh's Harshpreet Sahrawat. Jasveer is competing for RSPB.

Another to make the quarters was Sanjeet (SSCB) in the 91kg category.

gold-medallist pummelled Jammu and Kashmir's in a bout that did not go beyond the first round.

(This story has not been edited by Business Standard staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)

First Published: Tue, October 30 2018. 18:55 IST