Women national boxing championships photo

Women National Boxing Championships Photo: World Championship bronze medallist Pooja Rani and India international Jadumani Singh registered easy wins, while Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain and experienced campaigner Amit Panghal were made to work hard to advance at the Elite Men and Women National Boxing Championships at Gautam Buddha University, Greater Noida, on Tuesday.

This is the first time that the men’s and women’s National Championships are being held simultaneously at the same venue, with over 600 boxers from across the country participating across 10 weight categories each for men and women.

Pooja (75–80kg) of Haryana blanked Anju of Chandigarh 5–0 to assert her class, while Jadumani (50–55kg) was so dominant against R Parthiban of Tamil Nadu that the referee stopped the bout in the second round.