Strandja Memorial Boxing: Nikhat Zareen, Shiva Thapa Reach Quarter-Finals | Boxing News

4-time Asian medallist Shiva Thapa (63kg) and protecting champion Nikhat Zareen (51kg) on Wednesday sailed into the quarter-finals of the Strandja Memorial Boxing match with resounding victories of their second-round bouts in Sofia, Bulgaria. Additionally making the quarters was once nationwide medallist Duryodhan Singh Negi (69kg) after a complete Five-Zero overcome Eire’s Kieran Molloy. Zareen was once declared the winner after native favorite Sevda Asenova forfeited throughout the outlet around of the competition. Asenova was once a former gold-medallist on the tournament, which is into its 71st version this yr.

Former international bronze-medallist Thapa defeated Poland’s Pavel Polakovic Five-Zero in his closing 16 level conflict. He had gained a gap around bye.

In different males’s bouts, Commonwealth Video games bronze-winner Mohammed Hussamuddin (57kg) complex after defeating France’s Enzo Grau in a 1-Four verdict.

There was once sadness somewhere else as India persisted six opening-round defeats on Tuesday night time.

A few of the males, South Asian Video games gold-medallist Ankit Khatana (75kg), Asian silver-medallist Deepak Kumar (52kg), Narender (+91kg), and Naveen Kumar (91kg) made early exits.

Nupur (75kg) and Lalita (69kg) have been those to bow out within the ladies’s draw.

Nupur was once outpunched Zero-Five via France’s Davina Michel, whilst Lalita misplaced 1-Four to Poland’s Karolina Koszewska.

Khatana was once crushed Zero-Five via the US’s Javier Martinez. Narender additionally misplaced via a an identical margin to any other American — Richard Torrez Jr.

Deepak went down 1-Four to Spain’s Gabriel Escobar. Naveen misplaced Zero-Five to Italy’s Abbes Mouhiidine.

Greater than 30 nations are participating within the match, that includes over 250 boxers.