Boxer Gaurav storms into Chemistry Cup final (Lead)
Friday - June 22, 2018 10:12 pm ,
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Boxer Gaurav storms into Chemistry Cup final (Lead)
Halle (Germany) June 22 (IANS) India s Gaurav Solanki stormed into the final of the Chemistry Cup boxing tournament after registering a thrilling win over Ireland s Quinn Conor here on Friday.
Gaurav thrashed 2018 CWG gold medallist Conor 5-0 in a unanimous decision in the semi-finals of the Flyweight (52kg) category.
In the quarter-finals Gaurav recorded a comprehensive win over Russia s Vadim Kudriakov by a similar margin late Wednesday night.
Earlier on Thursday Amit Panghal (49kg) CWG bronze medallist Mohammed Hussamuddin (56kg) former national champion Madan Lal (56kg) and Narender (+91kg) also advanced to the last four stage thereby assuring themselves of a medal each.
Hussamuddin defeated Jordan s Mohammad Alwadi 5-0. Madan on the other hand got the better of Slovakian Viliam Tanko by a similar margin. Narender edged past Moldova s Alexei Zavatin 4-0.
However two-time CWG medal winner Manoj Kumar (69kg) and Manish Panwar (81kg) bowed out with quarter-final losses.
Manoj was beaten by Russia s Andrei Zamkovoi while Manish lost to Slovakia s Matus Strnisko. Both were defeated by 0-5 margins.
--IANS tri/vd
Gaurav thrashed 2018 CWG gold medallist Conor 5-0 in a unanimous decision in the semi-finals of the Flyweight (52kg) category.
In the quarter-finals Gaurav recorded a comprehensive win over Russia s Vadim Kudriakov by a similar margin late Wednesday night.
Earlier on Thursday Amit Panghal (49kg) CWG bronze medallist Mohammed Hussamuddin (56kg) former national champion Madan Lal (56kg) and Narender (+91kg) also advanced to the last four stage thereby assuring themselves of a medal each.
Hussamuddin defeated Jordan s Mohammad Alwadi 5-0. Madan on the other hand got the better of Slovakian Viliam Tanko by a similar margin. Narender edged past Moldova s Alexei Zavatin 4-0.
However two-time CWG medal winner Manoj Kumar (69kg) and Manish Panwar (81kg) bowed out with quarter-final losses.
Manoj was beaten by Russia s Andrei Zamkovoi while Manish lost to Slovakia s Matus Strnisko. Both were defeated by 0-5 margins.
--IANS tri/vd
