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Why boxer Amit Panghal is in no mood to celebrate latest gold medal at Strandja Memorial

There wasn’t any jumping in the air or even a hint of a smile when the referee raised his hand. When a glum Amit Panghal won the gold medal at the Strandja Memorial, he had done what had to be done – an act that he has been monotonously carrying out since the Commonwealth Games.Gone was the confidence and swagger of a man who had become the first Indian male boxer to win a silver medal at the World Championships. This Panghal was more like the one at the Tokyo Olympics, left crumpled in a heap after a shock defeat despite being the top seed in his weight class. Since that crushing loss, he has only been part of one major event – the 2022 Birmingham CWG. Two World Championships and an Asian Games have since passed and the boxer has found himself sliding down the pecking order in relation...
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Nikhat Zareen makes light work of home favourite to reach Strandja Memorial final

In boxing, it is often tough to go up against athletes from home country, especially closer to the business end of an event. But when you are as skillful as Nikhat Zareen, it makes life easier. She conquered her Bulgarian opponent in a measured display of attacking boxing to reach the final at the 75th Strandja Memorial Tournament in Sofia on Saturday, leading the way as five other Indians followed suit. The two-time world champion was taking her time at the start against Zlatislava Chukanova, with the home fans in good voice. But the Indian contingent, sat in a group behind the ring, made their voices heard too. The little things matter, and they cheered on every punch that Nikhat landed, letting the judges know she was in control. The opening round was tough, going 3-2 in favour of th...
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Strandja Memorial Boxing: Anamika, Aupama, Govind sign off with silver medals | Boxing News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: India boxer Anamika suffered a 1-4 loss in the 50kg light weight final to settle for a silver at the Strandja Memorial Tournament in Sofia on Sunday. Anamika went down against China's Hu Meiyi in a split verdict decision. Anupama also went down in the 81kg final, beaten by a technically superior Australian Emma Sue Greentree by a 0-5 unanimous verdict.In the men's 48kg final, Govind Sahani also lost to Shodiyorjon Melikuziev of Uzbekistan in a bout which went went down to the wire, finishing with a silver. Anamika, the reigning national champion, began aggressively but Meiyi defended well, moving around the ring to take the first round by an unanimous verdict.The two boxers resorted to a lot of body-clinching in the second round as Anamika started to find her footing.In the f...