World Championships bronze medalist Manish Kaushik and Railways Sports Promotion Board (RSPB) duo of Rohit Tokas and Sachin put up sensational displays to start their campaign on a winning note on the first day of the 6th Elite Men's National Boxing Championships here on Saturday.
Kaushik (63.5kg) was up against Prabhat Diwedi of Madhya Pradesh and living up to his name, he made lightwork of his opponent. He was on the frontfoot since the get go and after dominating the first two rounds, the bout came to an end after the referee stopped contest (RSC) towards the end of the third round. Kaushik will take on Sandeep Doni of Andhra Pradesh in the round-of-16 bout on Tuesday
The 2022 Commonwealth Games bronze medalist Tokas (67kg) faced Rahul of Uttarakhand in his tournament opener. Being at his attacking best, Tokas overpowered his opponent by utilising his quick movement to dodge attacks and his strength to land accurate punches. He won the bout 5:0 by unanimous decision and will be in round-of-16 action on Monday.