Gaurav Solanki and Sonia Lather advance to the next rounds of Bosphorus Boxing Tournament in Istanbul

Gaurav Solanki and Sonia Lather advance to the next rounds of Bosphorus Boxing Tournament in Istanbul

Gaurav Solanki

Commonwealth Games gold medallist Gaurav Solanki defeated Arapov Adios of Kazakhstan to reach the quarter finals of the the Bosphorus boxing tournament in Istanbul.  Solanki eased in the next round by a 5-0 win over his Kazakhstan opponent and made a place for himself in the last eight stage.

Sonia Lather who won World Championship bronze also kickstarted her campaign on a winning note. She won against Rosorio Milogros of Argentina. She eased the round by defeating her by 5-0 win in the women’s 57kg. Lather will take on local favourite Surmeneli Tugcenaz in the second round.

Sonia Lather kickstarts her tournament with a win

Sonia Lather
Sonia Lather

Meanwhile, three other Indian boxers suffered losses in their respective opening bouts. Commonwealth Games bronze medallist Naman Tanwar lost by 1-4 against Turkey’s Baki Yalcin, Muhammed in the men’s 91kg category while PL Prasad lost to Kazakhstan’s Abdikadyr Damir 0-5 in the 52kg category. 

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Prayag Chavhan (men’s 75kg) and Pooja (women’s 75kg) also lost to Azerbaijan’s Sahsuvarli Karman and Russia’s Shamonova Anastasia. On the second day of the event, six more Indian boxers will be seen in action.

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