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NEW DELHI: India boxer Anamika suffered a 1-4 loss in the 50kg light weight final to settle for a silver at the Strandja Memorial Tournament in Sofia on Sunday.
Anamika went down against China’s Hu Meiyi in a split verdict decision.
Anamika, the reigning national champion, began aggressively but Meiyi defended well, moving around the ring to take the first round by a unanimous verdict.
The two boxers resorted to a lot of body-clinching in the second round as Anamika started to find her footing.
In the final three minutes, Anamika was the better boxer, landing a flurry of combination punches with four out of the five judges ruling in her favour but it was a little too late.
Later in the day, Anupama (81kg) and Govind Kumar Sahani will fight in their final bouts (48kg).
(With inputs from PTI)
Anamika went down against China’s Hu Meiyi in a split verdict decision.
Anamika, the reigning national champion, began aggressively but Meiyi defended well, moving around the ring to take the first round by a unanimous verdict.
The two boxers resorted to a lot of body-clinching in the second round as Anamika started to find her footing.
In the final three minutes, Anamika was the better boxer, landing a flurry of combination punches with four out of the five judges ruling in her favour but it was a little too late.
Later in the day, Anupama (81kg) and Govind Kumar Sahani will fight in their final bouts (48kg).
(With inputs from PTI)
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