Boxing nationals: Haryana’s Sumit, Punjab’s Rajpinder open with wins

Bellary, September 15

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Sumit Sangwan (86kg) was among the victors on the opening day of the men’s national boxing championships at the Inspire Institute of Sports here today.

Haryana pugilist Sumit, who had participated in the 2012 London Olympics, notched up a comfortable win over Andhra Pradesh’s Harish Prasadula by a unanimous decision in the 86kg opening-round match.

The 2019 President’s Cup gold medallist Neeraj Swami (48kg) also put up an impressive show and made a winning start with a dominating 5-0 victory against Haryana’s Sagar.

Punjab’s Rajpinder Singh outpunched Rahul Niltu from Himachal Pradesh to secure a 5-0 win in a 54kg bout.

Among other boxers who made impressive starts were Maharashtra’s Nikhil Dubey and Chhattisgarh’s Dinesh Kumar. — PTI