Buoyed by solid local support, Dalvir Tomar (64 kg) took as little time as possible when he knocked Rohit Tokas of Railways in the third Elite Men Boxing National Championships held recently at the AIS rings, Pune.
CWG silver medalist Manish Kaushik captivated the audience with super display of power in the 60 kg encounter as he added more teeth to his punches in the light weight class (60 kg) when he downed Vijay Kumar of Punjab. Luckily, the Punjab boxer avoided getting knocked out.
Manjeet Singh from the Services won when he floored Manipur’s Bonel Singh in middle weight category to move into the quarterfinals, while Sanjeet Singh scored a KO (second round) decision over Arunachal Pradesh’s Komu Pem Khandu even as Railways’s Gaurav Bidhuri won his bout against Pondicherry’s V BharanyPrayag. Chauhan scored 4:1 verdicts over Karan of Tripura in the same weight class.