Jadumani Singh sets up final clash with Pawan Bartwal at National Boxing Championships

Jadumani Singh defeated Amit Panghal to set up a final clash with Pawan Bartwal at the Elite National Boxing Championships in Greater Noida. Lovlina Borgohain, Nikhat and Minakshi also advanced to the finals, highlighting India’s strong presence across categories

Hyderabad: Boxing World Cup Finals silver medallist Jadumani Singh dominated 2022 Commonwealth Games gold medallist Amit Panghal in the semi-finals of the men’s 50-55kg category to set up a summit clash against Pawan Bartwal in the Elite Men and Women National Boxing Championships at Gautam Buddha University, Greater Noida, on Friday.

This is the first time that the men’s and women’s National Championships are being held simultaneously at the same venue, with 600 boxers from across the country participating in 10 weight categories each.

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In the semi-finals, Jadumani registered a dominant 5:0 win over Amit, while Pawan scored an identical win over Victor Singh of Manipur.

Meanwhile, world champion Minakshi (women’s 45-48kg) of All India Police defeated Madhya Pradesh’s Malika Mor 5:0, while Nikhat (48-51kg) won her semi-final with a 4:1 split decision against UP’s Kusum Baghel.

Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain also advanced to the final of the women’s 70-75kg category, beating Imroz Khan of Uttar Pradesh 5:0, while Preeti (51-54kg) outclassed Uttarakhand’s Aarti Dhariyal 5:0 to reach the final.

In the men’s section, Sachin (55-60kg) defeated Punjab’s Bhupinder Singh, while Rajasthan’s Vivek was no match for Hitesh Gulia (65-70kg).

Also advancing to the finals of their respective categories were Abhinash Jamwal (60-65kg), Sumit (70-75kg) and Narender (90+kg).