Indian boxers sizzle in quarterfinals on day two

It was a fruitful day for Indian boxers at the quarter finals of the fifth Commonwealth Boxing Championship 2010 being held at the world class state of the art Talkatora boxing stadium. Olympic silver medallist Vijender Singh along with team mates Suranjoy Singh and Dinesh Kumar moved ahead to the semi-finals. The championship which is also being treated as a test event by the Organising Committee Commonwealth games Delhi 2010 enroute to the games in October 2010has over 100 boxers participating from 14 countries. The championship is supposed to culminate on the 17^th of March 2010.

Suranjoy Singh

It was Suranjoy Singh in the fly 52 kg category who opened the day for India with a win against Kenyan boxer Benson Gicharu. The bout which was thoroughly dominated by Suranjoy ended with a final score of 14:2. “I felt my body was stiff today. Though I won the bout, I feel I need to work on my stiffness before I enter the ring again in the semi-finals.” said Suranjoy Singh after the bout.

The second Indian bout of the day was in the Welter 69 kg category, where Indian boxer Dilbagh Singh went down to Callum Smith of England. The third Indian bout was one of the most awaited matches of the day. Olympic Gold Medallist Vijender Singh in the middle 75 kg category fought against Malaysian boxer Mohd. Haron. Vijender began on an attacking note leaving Haron without any answers to counter Vijender’s punches. Vijender won the bout after the referee stopped the contest in the second round.

“I feel very confident after this win. It feels like I am a step closer to my Gold Medal after a very long time. I just wish my performance improves in the next round and I end the championship on a winning note,” Said an elated Vijender Singh after his win.

The final Indian bout of the day was in the Light Heavy 81 Kg category, where Indian boxer Dinesh kumar defeated Reece papuni from New Zealand after the referee stopped contest in the final round.

In the quarter finals tomorrow Akhil Kumar, Amandeep, Jai Bhagwan and Manpreet Singh would fight for the semi-final berth.

Day 2 Results – 5th Commonwealth Boxing Championships, 2010

Bout No Weight Category Corner Name Team Code Result Winner 10 52 RED Andrew Selby Wales 7 Red BLUE Daniel Phillips England 6 11 52 RED Benson Gicharu Kenya 2 Blue BLUE M Surnjay Singh India 14 12 52 RED Sunday Elias Tanzania 2 Blue BLUE Oliver Lavigi Mauritius 6 13 52 RED P D Suresh Sri Lanka 9 Red BLUE Michael Rantsto Botswana 2 14 69 RED Callum Smith England 5 Red BLUE Dilbag Singh India 4 15 69 RED Fred Evans Wales 7 Red BLUE Rayton Okwiri Kenya 5 16 69 RED Moabi Mothiba Botswana 9 Red BLUE Aston Brown Scotland 2 17 69 RED Nivesh Gyadin Mauritius 1 Red BLUE Joseph M Waselage Tanzania 0 18 75 RED R Tharanga Jayathlake Sri Lanka 2 Blue BLUE Nathon Mcewen New Zealand 11 19 75 RED Frank Buglioni England 8 Red BLUE Ced Ric Oliver Mauritius 2 20 75 RED M F B HJ Mohd Haron Malaysia 0 Blue BLUE VIJENDER KUMAR SINGH India 5 21 75 RED Selemani Kidunda Tanzania 3 Red BLUE Nicholas Odhiambo Kenya 0 22 81 RED Reece Taunui Papuni New Zealand 1 Blue BLUE Dinesh Kumar India 8 23 81 RED Obea Mbwakonao England 1 Blue BLUE Leonard Machichi Tanzania 4 Day 2 Results – 5th Commonwealth Boxing Championships, 2010

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