Visakhapatnam: Manoj Kumar (69kg) claimed his second successive National Championships gold but Shiva Thapa settled for a silver medal on an eventful day of summit clashes in the premier domestic boxing event here, Monday.
Manoj, competing for the Railways Sports Promotion Board (RSPB), got the better of Services Sports Control Board’s (SSCB) Duryodhan Singh for his second successive gold at the event in a 4-1 decision.
Another defending champion, Shiva (60kg), representing Assam, however, lost on a split verdict to SSCB’s Manish Kaushik, settling for the silver medal in the lightweight category.
Manoj was adjudged the best boxer, while Manish was declared the most promising boxer.
King’s Cup gold-medallist Shyam Kumar (49kg), who was representing RSPB, pulled off a close 3-2 win over Mizoram’s Nt Lalbiakkima in the final to claim the top honours. Commonwealth Games silver medallist Mandeep Jangra, who is competing for the RSPB, won his maiden national title in the middleweight (75kg) category, after he out-punched Mizoram’s Vanhlimpuia 5-0.
Asian Games bronze medallist Satish, who turned up for the SSCB, defeated Haryana’s Parvin Kumar 5-0 to claim the super heavyweight (+91kg) gold.
In the other bouts of the day, SSCB’s Madan Lal became the bantamweight (56kg) champion after edging past Goa’s Santosh Harijan 3-2 in a hard-fought contest.
Press Trust of India