Bhagyabati Kachari defeats Russian opponent to move into quarters of tournament in Bulgaria

New Delhi: Bhagyabati Kachari from Assam has continued her impressive showing at the 72nd Strandja Memorial Tournament in Sofia in Bulgaria by outclassing opponent Anna Galimova 5-0 in the women's 75 kg category to move into the quarterfinal.

 

Jyoti Gulia produced a scintillating performance to upset two-time world champion Nazym Kyzaibay of Kazakhstan and progress into the quarter-finals of women's 51kg category.

 

The 2017 world youth champion Haryana pugilist Jyoti was clever with her footwork and showed a great attacking display of boxing before outpunching experienced Kyzaibay by 3-2.

 

Rising Indian boxer Jyoti Gulia produced a scintillating performance to upset two-time world champion Nazym Kyzaibay of Kazakhstan and progressed into the quarter-finals of women's 51kg category.

 

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Meanwhile, in the men’s category, Naveen Boora also progressed into the last-8 stage with a 3-2 win over Armen Mashakaryan of Armenia B in the men's 69kg category. Boora will face Brazil's Eravio Edson in the quarters late in the night today.

 

However, four Indian men made an exit with narrow defeats in the pre-quarters. Asian Championship silver medallist Kavinder Singh Bisht (57kg) went down fighting against Ukraine's Mykola Butsenko 3-2 while Ankit Khatana (75kg) lost to Viktar Dziashkevich of Belarus. Sachin Kumar (81kg) and Naveen Kumar (91kg) also suffered 3-2 losses against Armenia A's Gor Nersesyan and France's Wilfried Florentin respectively.

 

Apart from Boora, Manjeet Singh (+91kg) will be seen in action on day 3 of the tournament.