India’s Ravina among three boxers to enter quarters

India’s Ravina

Reigning Asian youth champion Ravina (63kg) showed her class and prowess to sail into the quarter-finals of the IBA Youth Men's and Women's World Boxing Championships in La Nucia, Spain.

Ravina defeated Hungary's Varga Franciska Rozi in the round-of-16. The Indian pugilist dictated the terms right from the start and landed punches throughout the first round.

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The second round began in the same manner as Ravina kept on dominating her opposition. As a result, the referee had to stop the contest and the Indian boxer emerged victorious.

The other women boxer in action - Kunjarani Devi Thongam (60kg) - also moved into the last-8 stage after blanking Spain's Horche Martinez Maria 5-0 in a one-sided affair. Among the men boxers, Mohit (86kg) moved into the quarter-finals after his opponent Tomas Lemanas of Lithuania got disqualified in the second round. Sahil Chauhan (71kg) entered the pre-quarterfinals after comfortably defeating Azerbaijan's Daniel Holostenco 5-0.

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