Strandja boxing: Deepak in Q-F

NEW DELHI: Asian silver-medallist Deepak Kumar (52kg) advanced to the quarter-finals with an easy win as Indian boxers got off to a mixed start at the Strandja Memorial Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria. Deepak defeated Kazakhstan’s Olzhas Bainiyazov 5-0 in his opening bout to make the last-eight stage. Other winners included Naveen Kumar (91kg) among men and Jyoti (51kg) in the women’s draw. However, Shashi

Chopra (60kg), Lalita (69kg) and Sakshi (57kg) lost their opening bouts.