Seven Indians in boxing semis

New Delhi, April 20: India’s Babyrojisana Chanu outclassed defending European Youth Champion Alexas Kubicka 5-0 at the AIBA Youth Men’s and Women’s World Boxing Championships as seven Indian boxers stormed into the semi-finals on Day 7 in Kielce, Poland.
Alongside Chanu, Arundhati Choudhary (69kg), T Sanamacha Chanu (75kg), Ankit Narwal (64kg), Vishal Gupta (91kg), Bishwamitra Chongtham (49kg) and Sachin (56kg) also won their respective quarter-final bouts to progress into the last-4 stage on Monday.
With confirmation of seven more medals, India is now assured of 11 medals from the on-going championship.
Arundhati outpunched Ukraine’s Anna Sezko 5-0, Sanamacha sent Russian Margarita Zueva packing with referee stopping the contest in the second round.
In the men’s category, Asian junior champion Bishwamitra and Asian youth championship silver medallist Narwal also lived up to expectations and notched-up easy 5-0 victories against Serbian Omer Ametovic and Brazil’s Ezequiel Da Cruz respectively. (Agencies)