NEW DELHI: Indian pugilists bagged nine medals including three Gold, two Silver and four Bronze at the Cologne Boxing World Cup that concluded in Cologne, Germany on Saturday.
World Silver-medallist Amit Panghal won Gold in the men’s 52kg category while Manisha Moun and Simranjit Kaur won Gold in Women’s category, PTI reports.
In the women’s category, AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championships Bronze medallist Simranjit Kaur Baath beat the local German opponent Maya Kleinhans in the final, taking the Gold in the 60kg category.
In the all-India fight in the 57kg category final, Manisha Moun defeated two-time AIBA Women’s Youth World Champion Sakshi Choudhary 3:2 in a keenly fought contest. Sakshi ended her campaign with a Silver.
India’s super heavyweight (91kg) boxer Satish Kumar had an emotional end to his campaign as he defeated France’s Djamili Dini Moindze in the semis but unfortunately, he had to withdraw against Germany’s Nelvie Tiafack owing to an injury in the summit clash and settle for Silver.
Sonia Lather (57kg), Pooja Rani (75kg) Gaurav Solanki (57kg) and Mohamed Hussamudin (57kg) won Bronze medals in their respective categories.
The event featured boxers from the host country, Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, France, Moldova, Netherlands, Poland and Ukraine.
