Our Sports Reporter
GUWAHATI: Tokyo bronze medalist boxer Lovlina Borgohain and Ankushita Boro stormed into the finals of their respective weight divisions at the 36th National Games at Gandhinagar on Tuesday.
On the other hand Shiva Thapa, Jamuna Boro and Pwilao Basumatary had to settle for bronze medals after losing their respective bouts.
In the women's 75kg middleweight category, Lovlina lit up the ring displaying her class against local girl Ruchita, who looked good in patches before the lanky Assamese boxer used her experience to set up a summit clash with Haryana's Saweety Boora.
However, it was heartbreak for multiple Asian championship medalist Shiva Thapa, who went down 2-3 in a close bout against Services' Akash in the 67 kg category. His statements Jamuna Boro, who was not fit physically after suffering for high temperature, lost the 57 kg semi final bout against Punam of Punjab. On the other hand Simranjit Kaur of Punjab defeated Pwilao Basumatary in the semi final in 60kg.
Meanwhile in women's 66kg, former Asian youth champion Ankushita forced the referee to give two standing counts of eight within 30 seconds of the opening round against Rajasthan's Lalita before walking away with a one-sided 5-0 win. In the process, Ankushita, the bronze medalist at the 2022 Elorda Cup in Kazakhstan, extended her unbeaten record to fourth against the Rajasthan pugilist.
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