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Boxing in his blood, Abhimanyu Loura takes tough road to clinch gold at first senior nationals

Eighteen-year-old Abhimanyu Loura has been surrounded by boxing while growing up. He looks up to his father, an international boxer-turned-businessman from Hisar. His aunt is a World Championship bronze medallist. It was never a matter of if, but when, he would pick up the sport and continue his family’s tradition in the ring. And in his first attempt at the senior nationals, Abhimanyu won the gold medal in the 80kg class in his hometown of Hisar – defeating Chandigarh’s Sahil by a score of 4-1 on the judges’ scorecard. He did so in an Olympic weight category, defeating Ashish Kumar on his way to the title. Kumar was one of India’s boxers at the Tokyo Olympics, competing in the 75kg middleweight division, and is attempting to step up as the middleweight category is not a part of the Par...