New Delhi, Mar 20 (UNI) India boxers Nikhat Zareen (51kg) and Gaurav Solanki (57kg) settled for Bronze medals after going down in semi-final at the Bosphorus Boxing Tournament in Turkey.
Asian Championship bronze medallist Nikhat, who defeated world champions Paltceva Ekaterina of Russia and Nazym Kyzaibay of Kazakhstan in her last two bouts, suffered a 0-5 loss to 2019 Worlds silver medallist Busenaz Cakiroglu of Turkey in the semi-final on Friday.
The opening round had both the boxers playing the waiting game but the subsequent rounds saw them attack a lot in an intense bout. However, the home favourite landed more punches and secured an unanimous win.
Meanwhile, CWG gold medallist Gaurav Solanki, who notched up impressive wins in the previous rounds, was facing Argentina’s Nirco Cuello.
He fought hard and displayed his attacking prowess from the start but conceded clear punches in the dying minutes to lose 5-0 and bow out of the tournament.
India ended their Bosphorus boxing tournament campaign with two bronze medals.
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