Asian boxing champion Pooja in nat’l quarters

Hisar, Oct 24: Reigning Asian champion Pooja Rani of Haryana entered the quarterfinals of the 5th Women’s National Boxing Championship after a dominant win in the 81kg category here on Sunday.
Rani knocked out Kerala’s Parvathi P in the first round of the pre-quarterfinals match. Such was the ferocity of Rani’s punches that the referee stopped the contest in the first round itself at the St Joseph’s International School.
World youth champions Nitu of Haryana and Ankushita Boro of Assam maintained their winning streak as they confirmed their places in the quarter-finals of the 48kg and 66kg categories respectively. (PTI)