Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia), March 31: India’s Priya recorded a dominant 5-0 victory but Jadumani Singh went down fighting on the second day of the Asian Boxing Championships, here on Tuesday.
In the women’s 60kg category, Priya recorded a unanimous 5-0 triumph over Kazakhstan’s Rimma Volossenko, showcasing control and composure throughout the bout to progress to the next stage.
Priya will take on the second seeded Chengyu Yang from China.
Jadumani fought hard but could not avert a 2-3 defeat in a split decision against Japan’s Rimma Yamaguchi, who is the No.1 seed in the category. Yamaguchi had earlier won the silver medal at the Astana event and a bronze in the Boxing World Cup finals.
Jadumani matched his Japanese opponent punch for punch and pushed the contest till the end in what turned out to be one of the closest bouts on the day. (PTI)
