April 27, 2010 12:09 PM

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Indian boxers off to mixed start at World Youth C'ship

Manjeet Kumar (57kg) advanced with a convincing win but Kishan Thapa (69kg) fell at the first hurdle itself as Indian boxers made a mixed start at the World Youth Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan.Manjeet beat Ireland's Gholamreza Soozanizadeh 5-1 in a lop-sided bout but Kishan lost 2-5 to Georgia's Nikoloz Sekhniashvili on Sunday.It was dominating performance by Manjeet despite the fact that the bout was a low-scoring. The Indian took a 2-0 lead in the opening round and added two more points in the second round.Gholamreza managed to score a point in the second round but he couldn't do anything after that as Manjeet closed it out 5-1.He will take on Maldova's Dimitri Galagot in the second round.However, there was disappointment for Kishan. He lost the battle in the opening round, conceding a 1-3 lead.

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