Nandini (+81kg) assured India of its first medal on the ongoing 73rd Strandja Memorial Boxing Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria by advancing to the semifinals with a dominating win over Kazakhstan’s Valeriya Axenova within the last-eight stage.
Nandini was in full command of the proceedings when the referee stopped the competition within the third spherical.
She will sq. off in opposition to one other Kazakh Lazzat Kungeibayeva within the semifinals. Kungeibayeva is a former world champion.
Advancing to the quarterfinal stage had been youth world champion Arundhati Choudhary (70kg) and Parveen (63kg).
Choudhary prevailed 3-0 in opposition to Germany’s Melissa Gemini, whereas Parveen out-punched Kazakhstan’s Aida Abikeyeva 5-0.
However, there was disappointment elsewhere for India as Meena Rani (60kg), Anjali Tushir (66kg), Saweety (75kg) and Sachin Kumar (80kg) misplaced their respective bouts to bow out of the competitors.
Rani was crushed 2-3 by Russia’s Nune Asatrian.
Anjali was additionally bested by a Russian in Saadat Dalgatova as she went down 0-5. The extra skilled Saweety misplaced 0-5 to Davina Michel of France.
Sachin, then again, was defeated 1-4 by Germany’s Silvio Schierle.
The event options over 450 boxers from 36 international locations, together with conventional powerhouses reminiscent of Kazakhstan, Italy, Russia and France.
A 17-member Indian contingent, together with seven males and 10 girls, was despatched to take part within the event.
India gained two medals within the final version with Deepak Kumar and Naveen Boora securing silver and bronze respectively.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
