Pooja Rani, Jadumani Singh record easy wins at National Boxing Championships
Pooja Rani and Jadumani Singh registered dominant wins at the Elite National Boxing Championships in Greater Noida. Lovlina Borgohain and Amit Panghal faced tough challenges, advancing through split decisions against Saweety and Priyanshu respectively in closely fought bouts
Hyderabad: World Championship bronze medallist Pooja Rani and India international Jadumani Singh registered easy wins, while Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain and experienced campaigner Amit Panghal were made to work hard to advance at the Elite Men and Women National Boxing Championships at Gautam Buddha University, Greater Noida, on Tuesday.
Pooja (75–80kg) of Haryana blanked Anju of Chandigarh 5–0 to assert her class, while Jadumani (50–55kg) was so dominant against R Parthiban of Tamil Nadu that the referee stopped the bout in the second round.
However, it was not an easy outing for two other established stars. Saweety pushed Assam’s Lovlina hard before the experienced campaigner prevailed 3–2 in a split decision.
In the men’s section, former Commonwealth Games gold medallist Amit Panghal (50–55kg), representing SSCB, edged past Priyanshu of Haryana by a 3–2 split decision.
