Commonwealth Games gold medallist Amit Panghal and nationwide champion Sachin delivered stellar performances to clinch gold medals on the seventy fifth Strandja Memorial Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria, on Sunday. Amit Panghal (51kg) pulled off a surprising 5-0 win over reigning world champion Sanzhar Tashkenbay. Much like his earlier performances within the match, Amit dominated his opponent with pinpoint precision and velocity in his assault. The nationwide champion Amit was on the right track on most events along with his trademark jab and left hook and did not let free the grip of the bout even for a second.

As the bout progressed, the Indian pugilist turned increasingly more dominant and stayed in attacking mode even within the third spherical. Kazakh boxer saved searching for a means out throughout the entire bout however Amit stood his floor, securing his fourth consecutive unanimous determination win of the match to clinch the gold medal.

Contrary to the primary match, Sachin (57kg) took a while to settle in towards Uzbekistan’s Shakhzod Muzafarov. Both the boxers have been equally dominant within the first spherical although Sachin managed to win it by a slight 3-2 benefit.

The boxer from Haryana grew in confidence because the bout progressed and used his top benefit whereas timing his punches to perfection within the second and third rounds to emerge victorious by a 5-0 margin.

Meanwhile, the reigning world champion Nikhat Zareen missed her third Strandja gold medal after taking place 2-3 in a intently fought closing towards Uzbekistan’s Sabina Bobokulova. Nikhat didn’t have the perfect of begins as her Uzbeki counterpart went aggressive from the phrase go.

The Indian pugilist discovered it exhausting to settle in as she misplaced the primary spherical 1-4. Nikhat did discover her rhythm within the second spherical however the former Junio Asian champion Sabina was very stable defensively and her fast head actions made it troublesome for Nikhat to attach the punches as she discovered herself behind 2-3 within the second spherical.

The momentum shifted within the third spherical because the 27-year-old boxer from Telangana went into a whole offensive mode successful the spherical 5-0. However, it wasn’t sufficient to win the bout as she settled for silver.

Arundhati Choudhary (66kg) almost pulled off a historic win towards China’s Yang Liu. The closing went right down to the wire with the reigning world champion Yang successful the bout 4-1. Both the boxers have been hesitant at first and didn’t interact in assault as they waited for one another’s transfer. Arundhati misplaced the primary spherical 3-2.

The Asian Games gold medallist Yang relied on her expertise, using calculated strikes and prioritizing her defence. She strategically scored factors at common intervals, in the end successful the second and third rounds with similar 4-1 scorelines.

While Barun Singh Shagolshem (48kg) misplaced 0-4 to Khodzhiev Anvarzhan of Kyrgyzstan within the closing. The crowd witnessed an explosive begin as each the boxers tried to earn factors early within the match. Barun managed to make a mark within the preliminary minute nevertheless it was the boxer from Kyrgyzstan who was extra aggressive among the many two. Barun misplaced the primary spherical 1-4. The Krygyz boxer took the problem head-on within the second spherical and even compelled a countdown towards Barun to win it by 5-0.

The Indian boxer did handle to place up a stable battle within the third spherical successful it by 3-2 however the closing verdict went towards him.

Rajat (67kg) was the final pugilist in motion for Team India towards Kazakhstan’s Bekbauov Dulat. The bout was evenly poised all through because it appeared prefer it might go in anybody’s favour. Both the boxers used their power and delivered a number of blows at common intervals. The second and third rounds noticed the Kazakh boxer making calculative strikes as he scored factors repeatedly which additionally helped him within the final spherical, giving him a 3-2 victory within the match.