Meena Kumari Maisnam clinches gold in Boxing World Cup

April 14, 2019 9:19 PM

Meena Kumari Maisnam clinches gold in Boxing World Cup

India finished with 5 medals in the  Boxing World Cup which concluded at Cologne, Germany on Saturday.  Meena Kumari Maisnam continued her fine run to win gold in the 54 kg.  This was the only bout of the tournament for the Manipur pugilist as she had been directly placed in the final due to a smaller draw. Reigning youth world champion Sakshi (57 kg) and India Open champion Pwilao Basumatary (64 kg) settled for the silver. Pinki Rani (51 kg) and Parveen ( 60 kg) won bronze.  India had sent a se...

Cologne Boxing world cup: Four Indian women boxers confirm 4 medals

April 12, 2019 2:09 PM

Cologne Boxing world cup: Four Indian women boxers confirm 4 medals

In the ongoing Cologne Boxing world cup in Germany, four Indian women boxers have confirmed 4 medals for the Nation in the tournament. Last night,  Commonwealth Games bronze medallist Pinki Rani and reigning youth world champion Sakshi assured India of two medals by entering the semi-finals scheduled later today. The India Open gold medallist Pinki Rani defeated Thailand's Phunsang Cahiranchaya 5-0 in the quarter-final bout in 51 kg category. The 18-year-old Sakshi won in contrasting fa...