India finish campaign with five medals at 64th Bocskai Memorial Boxing tournament

President's Cup silver medallist Gaurav Chauhan in 91kg and former youth world champion Jyoti Gulia in 51kg category claimed a silver each as India finished their campaign with five medals at the 64th Bocskai Memorial Boxing tournament at Debrecen in Hungary.

Chauhan, a South Asian Games gold medallist, went down against  Kazakhstan's Aibek Oralbay in the final after getting a walkover in the semi-finals. Chauhan lost his bout 0-4 in a unanimous verdict.

Gulia also settled for a silver after she lost a hard-fought final 2-3 to Russia's Soluianova Svetlana. Gulia earlier made it to final after defeating Canada's Mandy Bujold in the semi-finals with a unanimous verdict.

Two other Indian pugilists, Manisha in 57kg  and PL Prasad in 52kg also clinched silver medals at the championships. Sachin settled for a bronze medal in the 57kg category at the championships.

While Asian Championships bronze medallist Manisha lost her final bout against World Boxing Championships silver medallist, Russia's Liudmila Vorontsova, Prasad was beaten by Kazakhstan's Makhmud Sabyrkhan.
 

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