Nandini (+81kg) assured India of its first medal at the ongoing 73rd Strandja Memorial Boxing Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria by advancing to the semi-finals with a dominating win over Kazakhstan’s Valeriya Axenova in the Last 8 stage. Nandini was in complete command of the proceedings when the referee stopped the contest in the third round.

She will square off against another Kazakh Lazzat Kungeibayeva in the semis. Advancing to the quarter-final stage were youth world champion Arundhati Choudhary (70kg) and Parveen (63kg).