NEW DELHI: MC Mary Kom (49kg) and Shiva Thapa (60kg) have been a few of the outstanding names confident of medals as host country continued to dominate the hoop within the $100,000 India Open boxing tournament for men and women on Tuesday.
Seeded 12th, five-time world and Asian champion Mary Kom had no trouble in overwhelming compatriot K Bina Devi. The 35-year-old Manipuri prevailed Five-0 in a lopsided contest, her nimble footwork standing out.
Also advancing but with a hard-fought win was once L Sarita Devi (60kg) as house favourites loved another stellar day and looked just right to stroll away with most of the medals.
In the evening session, former Commonwealth Games gold-medallist Manoj Kumar (69 kg) struck some lusty left hooks en direction a Five-0 win over compatriot Pawan Kumar to enter the semi-finals.
World bronze-medallist Shiva, also a three-time Asian championships medal winner, was once up against Uzbek Sherbek Rakhmatulloev.
The top seed began off on a cautious note and spent the first three minutes getting a measure of his rival.
Both the boxers let it rip in the second one spherical and exchanged a fair selection of blows before Shiva began taking regulate of the complaints.
Rakhmatulloev, however, began to drain out as he resorted to bending and preserving to gradual issues down. The tactic fetched him repeated cautions but he was once lucky to have not received a caution.
Shiva stepped it up within the final three minutes to get the judges' nod in a cut up decision.
The Assam-boxer will sq. off against compatriot Manish Kaushik, who out-punched Filipino Charly Suarez in his quarterfinal bout.
Shiva and Manish had clashed within the national championships final last yr through which the latter had arise trumps.
Asian bronze-medallist Amit Panghal (49kg), in the meantime, claimed a dominating Five-0 conquer Cameroon's Simplice Fotsala to arrange a clash with fellow Indian Lalbiakkima Nutlai, who were given the better of Kenya's Shaffi Hassan.
First up for India within the ladies's draw was once former world and Asian champion, L Sarita Devi (60kg).
The celebrated Manipuri dug sufficient from her huge reservoir of revel in to edge past Thailand's Peamwilai Laopeam in a cut up Four-1 decision and arrange a clash with compatriot Priyanka Chaudhary.
Priyanka defeated Indonesian Huswatun Hasanboy Five-0.
Former world championship silver-medallist Saweety Boora (75kg) had little trouble in dispatching Nepal's Saraswati Rana.
World early life champion Shashi Chopra made an impressive access into the senior circuit by out-punching compatriot Y Sandhyarani.
The 18 -year-old stood out for her footwork and sharp reflexes in a bout which saw her taking full benefit of her long succeed in.
Among the main disappointments of the day was once top seed and world championships silver-medallist Sonia Lather (57kg) bowing out of medal rivalry.
She lost her quarterfinal bout in a cut up Three-2 verdict to Indonesian Christian Marwan Jembay.
Another top seed to make a quarterfinal exit was once former Asian champion and Asian Games bronze-medallist, Pooja Rani (75kg). Pooja was once out-witted by a made up our minds Essiane Clotilde of Cameroon in a cut up 2-Three verdict.
Among other outstanding names within the men's phase, who made it to the last-four level have been three-time King's Cup gold-medallist K Shyam Kumar (49kg), Asian Games bronze- medallist Satish Kumar (+91kg), and Asian early life silver- medallist Ankush Dahiya (60kg).
Seeded 12th, five-time world and Asian champion Mary Kom had no trouble in overwhelming compatriot K Bina Devi. The 35-year-old Manipuri prevailed Five-0 in a lopsided contest, her nimble footwork standing out.
Also advancing but with a hard-fought win was once L Sarita Devi (60kg) as house favourites loved another stellar day and looked just right to stroll away with most of the medals.
In the evening session, former Commonwealth Games gold-medallist Manoj Kumar (69 kg) struck some lusty left hooks en direction a Five-0 win over compatriot Pawan Kumar to enter the semi-finals.
World bronze-medallist Shiva, also a three-time Asian championships medal winner, was once up against Uzbek Sherbek Rakhmatulloev.
The top seed began off on a cautious note and spent the first three minutes getting a measure of his rival.
Both the boxers let it rip in the second one spherical and exchanged a fair selection of blows before Shiva began taking regulate of the complaints.
Rakhmatulloev, however, began to drain out as he resorted to bending and preserving to gradual issues down. The tactic fetched him repeated cautions but he was once lucky to have not received a caution.
Shiva stepped it up within the final three minutes to get the judges' nod in a cut up decision.
The Assam-boxer will sq. off against compatriot Manish Kaushik, who out-punched Filipino Charly Suarez in his quarterfinal bout.
Shiva and Manish had clashed within the national championships final last yr through which the latter had arise trumps.
Asian bronze-medallist Amit Panghal (49kg), in the meantime, claimed a dominating Five-0 conquer Cameroon's Simplice Fotsala to arrange a clash with fellow Indian Lalbiakkima Nutlai, who were given the better of Kenya's Shaffi Hassan.
First up for India within the ladies's draw was once former world and Asian champion, L Sarita Devi (60kg).
The celebrated Manipuri dug sufficient from her huge reservoir of revel in to edge past Thailand's Peamwilai Laopeam in a cut up Four-1 decision and arrange a clash with compatriot Priyanka Chaudhary.
Priyanka defeated Indonesian Huswatun Hasanboy Five-0.
Former world championship silver-medallist Saweety Boora (75kg) had little trouble in dispatching Nepal's Saraswati Rana.
World early life champion Shashi Chopra made an impressive access into the senior circuit by out-punching compatriot Y Sandhyarani.
The 18 -year-old stood out for her footwork and sharp reflexes in a bout which saw her taking full benefit of her long succeed in.
Among the main disappointments of the day was once top seed and world championships silver-medallist Sonia Lather (57kg) bowing out of medal rivalry.
She lost her quarterfinal bout in a cut up Three-2 verdict to Indonesian Christian Marwan Jembay.
Another top seed to make a quarterfinal exit was once former Asian champion and Asian Games bronze-medallist, Pooja Rani (75kg). Pooja was once out-witted by a made up our minds Essiane Clotilde of Cameroon in a cut up 2-Three verdict.
Among other outstanding names within the men's phase, who made it to the last-four level have been three-time King's Cup gold-medallist K Shyam Kumar (49kg), Asian Games bronze- medallist Satish Kumar (+91kg), and Asian early life silver- medallist Ankush Dahiya (60kg).
Shiva, Mary Kom enter semis at Indian Open boxing
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