Commonwealth Games silver medallist Sagar and World Youth champion Sachin packed a punch as they advanced in the Men's National Boxing Championships in Shillong on Monday. (More Boxing News)
Railways pugilist in the 92-plus category, Sagar, winner of silver at the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games, hardly broke a sweat on way to vanquishing Utt🌠arakhand's Shubham Singh with the referee sto🎶pping the contest in round one. Sagar will take on Services' Satish Kumar in a round-of-16 match on Tuesday.
Services' Sachin, the 2021 World Y♛outh gold medallist, was on a roll in the 57kg class from the opening round itself against Punjab's Vishal Kumar. His relentless, power-packed punches were too strong for Vishal t﷽o handle. Sachin comfortably finished the bout with a unanimous 5-0 win.
He will face Ra꧋jasthan's Roshan Saini in the round of 16 on Tuesday.
Reigning World Youth champion in 🐎63.5kg category꧃ Vanshaj, representing Services, also dominated the bout against Ashish of All India Police (AIP).
The youngster showcased his technical superiority by giving his opponent no chance of a comeback and sealed the match with a 5-0 win. Vanshaj will be up against Uttar Pradesh's Ratandeep Sharma in the round of 16. Three-time n♔ational champion Varinder Singh (60kg), representing Railways, also moved into the round of 16 with a 5-0 verdict over Maharasꦑhtra's Vishal Nupe.
Varinder will take on Lokes🧸h Khichi of Rajasthan on Tuesday in a round-of👍-16 clash.
A tota🌠l of over 350 boxer♐s across 13 weight categories are participating in the championships.
