Published By: Ritayan Basu
Last Updated: February 04, 2024, 23:31 IST
Indian boxer Akash Gorkha (BFI)
Akash Gorkha misplaced to Dilshod Abdumurodov of Uzbekistan at the seventy fifth Strandja Memorial Tournament.
Indian boxer Akash Gorkha (60kg) went down combating towards Uzbekistan’s Dilshod Abdumurodov on the opening day of the seventy fifth Strandja Memorial Tournament on Sunday.
In an intense battle to safe a spot within the quarterfinal, Akash started the bout aggressively, testing his opponent within the preliminary minutes. But Dilshod confirmed endurance all through the bout and used counterattacks by capitalising on Akash’s shortcomings.
The Indian pugilist got here with optimistic intent within the second and third rounds, forcing a couple of selections in his favour however it wasn’t sufficient as Dilshod gained the bout with a 4-1 break up determination.
National champion Jugnoo (86kg) will likely be in motion later tonight as he’ll go up towards Kocharian Ashot of Ukraine in his spherical-of-16 conflict.
On Monday, all six girls boxers will begin the marketing campaign with their respective spherical-of-16 clashes.
Reigning world champions Nikhat Zareen (50kg) and Lovlina Borgohain (75kg) will sq. off towards Mongolia’s Oyuntsetseg Yesugen and Ireland’s O’Rourke Aoife, respectively.
Asian Games bronze medallist Preeti (54kg) will face Fay Niamh of Ireland. Sakshi (57kg) will likely be up towards Selmouni Chahira of Algeria, whereas Manisha (60kg) will go head-to-head towards Zidani Amina of France.
Arundhati Choudhary (66kg), then again, will start her marketing campaign towards France’s Sonvico Emilie.
Commonwealth Games gold medallist Amit Panghal (51kg) will kick off his marketing campaign in a spherical-of-16 conflict towards Ukraine’s Rudyk Maksym on Wednesday.
Barun Singh Shagolshem (48kg) certified for the semis after getting a bye within the quarterfinals. He will tackle Khenoussi Kamel of Algeria on Saturday to safe a spot within the finals.
The Strandja Memorial Tournament is one in every of Europe’s oldest worldwide sports activities competitions and is witnessing the participation of over 300 pugilists from 27 international locations.
