December 12, 2009 9:11 AM

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Suranjoy Singh grabs gold in President's Cup

Asian champion Suranjoy Singh has became the first Indian boxer to clinch a gold medal at the inter-continental President's Cup after out-punching Frenchman Nordine Oubaali 8-1 in the fly weight finals at Baku, Azerbaijan. The 22-year-old Manipuri's triumph also fetched him a 3,000 US Dollar cash prize at the prestigious season-ending event, where confederations from Asia, America, Africa, Europe and Oceania were pitted against each other. Representing Asia One, Suranjoy didn't allow his rival from the Europe Two team to land a single scoring punch in the first two rounds. Elated Suranjoy said after the match that he wanted to win a gold and he done that. This is Suranjoy's third international gold medal this season after finishing on top in the European Grand Prix in Czech Republic and the Asian Championships earlier this year.

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