Manjeet Singh has assured at least a silver medal for India at the third China Open boxing tournament. In Guiyang today, he entered the final of the men's super heavyweight category (+91kg). The 21-year-old Indian pugilist defeated local favourite Wang Zhi Bao on split decision to enter the final in his very first international tournament.Manjeet will be up against another local lad Akepeer Yusuf in the summit clash.However, three Indian boxers – Sunil Kumar (52kg), Ajay Kumar (56kg), and Jaideep (75kg) – lost their respective semifinal bouts to crash out of the tournament layed under the new 'Ten-Point must scoring system'. The trio will now return home with a bronze medal each from the event.
News On AIR | June 21, 2013 8:22 PM
Manjeet Singh assures at least silver medal for India at China Open