India off to good start at world boxing c'ships

India were off to a fine start in the World Men's Boxing Championships. Brijesh Yadav (81kg) out-punched Poland's Maleusz Goinski in an opening-round contest in Ekaterinburg, Russia today. With today's win, Yadav advanced to the round of 32 where he will square off against Turkey's Bayram Malkan, who got a first-round bye. The bout is scheduled for Sunday. Three Indian boxers Amit Panghal (52kg), Kavinder Singh Bisht (57kg) and Ashish Kumar (75kg) have receive...