Strandja Memorial Boxing: Indian boxer Nandini (+81kg) ended with a bronze medal in
the 73rd Strandja Memorial Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria after going down to former world champion Lazzat Kungeibayeva of Kazakhstan in the semifinals. Follow Strandja Memorial Boxing updates on Insidesport.IN
Nandini lost 0-5 in the bout held late on Friday night.
Strandja Memorial Boxing: Nandini ends with bronze after semifinal loss
Strandja Memorial Boxing: Nikhat Zareen, Nitu storm into semifinals, assure India of two more medals
Former youth world champion Nikhat Zareen (52kg) and Nitu (48kg) are the only Indians left in fray after they advanced to the finals of their respective weight categories.
While Zareen defeated Tokyo Olympics and world championship silver-medallist Buse Naz Cakiroglu, Nitu pummelling her Ukrainian rival Hanna Okhota, who threw in the towel at the end of the second round in bouts held last evening.
The two will fight their final bouts on Sunday.
Nitu will be up against Italy’s Erika Prisciandaro, a former youth world championship bronze-medallist.
Strandja Memorial Boxing: Nandini ends with bronze after semifinal loss
Zareen will square off against Ukraine’s Tetiana Kob, a three-time European Championships medallist, including a gold back in 2009. Zareen had won a gold medal at the Strandja Memorial’s 2019 edition.
India won two medals in the last edition with Deepak Kumar and Naveen Boora securing silver and bronze respectively.
The performance of the men’s squad was underwhelming this time with none of the seven in fray managing to enter the medal rounds.
In all, the tournament featured over 450 boxers from 36 countries, including traditional powerhouses such as Kazakhstan, Italy, Russia, France and Ukraine, where Russia launched a military operation on Thursday despite global appeal for restraint.
Strandja Memorial Boxing: Nandini ends with bronze after semifinal loss
