Samiksha advances to SF

Organised by the Maharashtra Boxing Association at the MLA Hostel premises, the fifth day of the tournament saw Maharashtra’s boxers dominate the quarterfinal bouts. Representing the state, Samiksha defeated Sonia of Jammu & Kashmir 5-0 in the 57 kg weight category.

Apart from her, Avantika, Ovi, Mamta Raut, Shanaya Yadav, Shanji Singh, and Rigveda Sawant also advanced to the last four stage. In the boys’ category, Sanskar Atram, Gopal Ganeshe, Yugal Khote, and Kaustubh Chavan progressed to the semifinals.

Results

44-46kg): Uttar Pradesh's Adarsh defeated Telangana's Mirza Baig 5-0. Maharashtra's Sanskar defeated Assam's Deepjyoti 4-1. SSCB's Nella Narendra defeated Punjab's Suraj 5-0, while Haryana's Uday defeated Uttarakhand's Ansh 5-0.

Light Fly (48kg): Andhra Pradesh's Sai Lohit defeated Uttar Pradesh's Ayush 4:1. Rajasthan's Anshul defeated SSCB's Sai Harish 4:1. Haryana's Daksh defeated Telangana's Ramcharan 5:0, while Punjab's Ridham defeated Arunachal Pradesh's Rakhe 4:1.

Flyweight (50kg): Haryana's Yash defeated Arunachal Pradesh's Jingar 3:2, Punjab's Sahajdeep defeated Manipur's Thoithoiba 4:1. SSCB's Rudraksh defeated Madhya Pradesh's Khushdeep 5:0, while Maharashtra's Kaustubh defeated Assam's Lakhyajit 5:0.

Light Bantam (52kg): Delhi's Hardik bt SSCB's Prajwal 3:2. Uttarakhand's Aman bt Haryana's Dev 4:1. Arunachal Pradesh's Kenli bt Sikkim's Sayla 3:2, while Maharashtra's Gopal defeated Manipur's Lanchenba Singh 5:0.

Bantam Weight (54kg): Uttar Pradesh's Nivesh bt Chandigarh's Arsh 5-0. SSCB's Loveson Singh bt Maharashtra's Gaurav 4-1. Delhi's Milan bt Goa's Mohammad Saddiq 5-0, while Punjab's Yuvraj bt Assam's Uddhav 5-0.

Featherweight (57kg): Prashant from Uttar Pradesh bt Jagan from Odisha 5-0. Vinay from SSCB bt Ahsan from Jammu and Kashmir 5-0. Parth from Maharashtra defeated Gurmel from Haryana 5-0, while Nelson from Manipur defeated Kuber from Madhya Pradesh 5-0.

Light Weight and Heavy Weight: Uttarakhand's Pratyush bt Punjab's Shonit 4:1. Delhi's Viren got a walkover (WO).