Defending champion Pooja Rani (75 kg) was the one Indian feminine boxer to win a gold medal on the Asian Championships, whereas three others, together with six-time world champion MC Mary Kom (51 kg), tied for the silver medal right here on Sunday.
Olympic-bound Pooja (75 kg), who competed in her first bout of the event after getting a primary bye and a walkover, demolished Mavluda Movalonova of Uzbekistan with a medical efficiency.
She additionally earned US $ 10,000 for her wonderful one-match present, with Movlonova merely out of types, unable to maintain tempo with the Indian depth.
However, six-time world champion Mary Kom (51 kg), and event debutants Lalbutsai (64 kg) and Anupama (81+ kg) completed second.
The trio misplaced in a hard-fought contest and obtained a silver medal with US $ 5,000 prize cash.
Mary Kom, recognized for the Olympics, misplaced to Nazim Kazaybe of Kazakhstan in a cut up resolution of 2-3.
It was the Manipuri Superstar’s seventh medal within the event, the primary gold medal that got here again within the 2003 version. His event document is now 5 gold and two silver medals.
Lalbutsaihi additionally suffered a 2-3 defeat however after giving up a struggle to overlook his Kazakh rival Milana Safronova.
Lalbutsahee got here into the Indian crew as a late alternative for veteran Pavilao Basumatari, whose passport had expired. The Mizo boxer exhausted his opponent together with his counter-attacks, however misplaced momentum within the last spherical to complete second finest.
Anupama was the final participant to land within the ring in opposition to former World Champion Lajjat ​​Kungaibayeva of Kazakhstan.
She managed to carry her personal in a match as a result of extreme grip and grip, however it was Kungebayeva, who did higher to win 3–2.
Earlier, in opposition to an opponent 11 years youthful than her, 38-year-old Mary Kom made a formidable begin and relied on her sharp counter-attacks to win the opening spherical comfortably.
The tempo picked up within the second spherical and each boxers confirmed aggressive intentions. Kazakh drew stage together with his jabs utterly descending at this level.
Mary Kom returned within the last three minutes, however it was not sufficient to get the judges’ approval.
Kyzaibay is a two-time world champion and a six-time nationwide champion. All the gold winners obtained prize cash of 10,000 USD.
In the lads’s last on Monday, Amit Panghal (52 kg), Shiva Thapa (64 kg) and Sanjeet (91 kg) will face one another.
Panghal will face present Olympic and world champion Shakhobidin Zoirov of Uzbekistan. It might be a repeat of the 2019 World Championship last through which the Indian had misplaced to the silver medalist.
Thapa will face Batsukh Chinjorig of Mongolia, the Asian Games silver medalist.
Sanjeet will tackle Kazakh stalwart Wasili Levitt, who’s chasing his fourth gold within the continental showpiece.
Eight different Indians – Simranjit Kaur (60 kg), Vikas Krishna (69 kg), and Lavlina Borgohain (69 kg), and Jasmine (57 kg), Sakshi Chaudhary (64 kg), Monica (48 kg), Sweety (81 kg) ) ‘S Olympic-bound trio. And Varinder Singh (60 kg) – gained the bronze medal after dropping within the semi-finals.
He additionally obtained prize cash of USD 2,500 for his third place.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
