Sachin and Sagar Storm into Quarters at 75th Strandja Memorial Tournament – News18

Former world youth champion Sachin and Commonwealth Games silver medalist Sagar entered the quarter-finals on day three of the continuing 75th Strandja Memorial Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria on Tuesday.

Sachin (57kg) was up in opposition to Uzbekistan’s Fayzov Khudoynazar within the pre-quarters and each the boxers got here out with an attacking intent nevertheless it was Fayzov who took a slight benefit within the first spherical.

Sachin seemed reworked within the second spherical and initiated a comeback through the use of his fast reflexes to dodge a number of assaults earlier than touchdown some correct jabs. In the third spherical, he was at his attacking greatest, leaving his opponent clueless together with his sharp punches and fast actions, in the end grabbing an outstanding 3-2 win to enter the quarter-finals. He will now face Kapanadze Giorgi of Georgia on Friday to safe a spot within the semifinals.

Sagar (92+kg) confronted Lithuania’s Jazeviciius Jonas within the pre-quarters. The Indian pugilist seemed fully answerable for the sport from the get-go as he put up a scintillating attacking show, making his approach into the quarterfinals with a 5-0 unanimous resolution win. Sagar will now tackle Zokirov Jakhongir of Uzbekistan on Thursday.

Vanshaj (63.5kg) went down preventing in a detailed contest in opposition to Iran’s Habibinezhad Ali. Both the boxers have been cautious of their method and have been seeking to capitalize on counterattacks. Vanshaj had his moments of domination however finally, the ultimate verdict got here in opposition to him as he misplaced the bout 2-3 to finish his marketing campaign.

Late on Monday, Arundhati Choudhary (66kg) made her approach into the quarterfinals with a 4-1 win over France’s Sonvico Emilie. She will now face Matovic Milena of Serbia on Thursday. Manisha (60kg), however, went down 2-3 in opposition to Zidani Amina of France within the pre-quarters.

On Wednesday, 5 Indian pugilists will kick off their marketing campaign of their respective pre-quarter bouts. Amit Panghal (51kg) will probably be in motion in opposition to Rudyk Maksym of Ukraine, Akash (71kg) will tackle Traore Makan of France and Deepak (75kg) will face Asankul Uulu Sultan of Kyrgyzstan,

Abhimanyu Loura (80kg) and Naveen Kumar (92kg) will go up in opposition to France’s Monny Raphael and Voisnarovic Darius of Lithuania, respectively.

The Strandja Memorial Tournament is one among Europe’s oldest worldwide sports activities competitions and is witnessing the participation of over 300 pugilists from 30 nations.