Good news for Indian boxing! Indian boxers Indian boxers Babyrojisana Chanu (51 kg) and Vinka (60 kg) have advanced to the semi-finals at the 30th Adriatic Pearl Tournament in Budva, Montenegro and secured at least bronze medals with dominating wins in the first round.
Babyrojisana Chanu, belongs to Manipur, trained at MC Mary Kom Academy, dominated her opponent Georgieva Blagovesta of Bulgaria from the very beginning and so, the referee had to stop the contest in the first round. She will fight Uzbekistan’s Feruza Kazakova in the semi final.
Vinka, who hails from Rohtak, was up against Uzbekistan’s Sevara Ashurova in the quarter-finals bout, performed flawlessly displaying her attacking prowess. She will face Finland’s Suvi Tujula in the semi finals.
Asia’s best junior woman boxer for 2018, Arundhati Choudhary (69kg) ensured a bronze medal for herself as she blanked Finland’s Evelina Taimi. Apart from them, Neha (54kg) and Sanamacha Chanu Thokchom (75kg) are the other women boxers to reach the finals. Alfiya Pathan (81+kg) will face Moldova’s Daria Kozorev for the gold medal. Preeti (75kg) and Lucky Rana (64kg) are also in the semi finals while Geetika (48kg) and Raj Sahiba (75kg) will play the finals in their respective category.
Among the men, Priyanshu Dabas (49kg) and Jugnoo (91+kg) advanced to the semi finals securing at least a bronze medal each.