Loshini marches into final

Tamil Nadu’s M. Loshini stood out with her technique as she entered the 36kg class final of the 1st Boxing Federation of India sub- junior girls national championships in Nagpur on Friday.

Loshini won on points ( 5- 0) against Sanjana of Arunachal Pradesh. But this notwithstanding, the continuing domination of Haryana boxers who proved their superiority yet again while six players scaled into the finals to make the contest a close affair. The clash between the Tamil Nadu and Arunachal girls, turned out to be a onesided affair with Loshini employing precision punches and solid techniques to stay away from her opponent while punching her way to a unanimous decision from all the five judges. She will take on Nisha of Haryana, who defeated Sweta of Jharkhand, also a 5- 0 decision, in the final on Saturday.

Among the Haryana girls who joined Nisha in the finals are Muskan ( 34 kg), Parineeta ( 38 kg), Prachi Kinha ( 40 kg), Prachi ( 42 kg), Tamanna ( 44 kg) Simran ( 50Kg) Anchal Saini ( 52kg), Priti Dahiya ( 57kg) and Pranjal Yadav ( 63kg).

Maharashtra pugilist Shreya lost to Monika of Uttarakhand 4- 1 in 44 kg, while her state compatriots, Devika ( 42Kg), Madhura ( 54kg) and Sana ( 60kg) entered the final. Both Devika and Madhura beat their opponents 5- 0; while Sana secured the final spot with a split decision.