Baddi (Himachal Pradesh): Top boxers Mohammad Hussamuddin (57kg), Sachin Siwach (57kg) and Ashish Kumar (75kg) registered comfortable wins over their respective opponents on Sunday (Day 3) at the 4th Men's Boxing Nationals at the Baddi University of Emerging Sciences and Technology here.
The 2018 Commonwealth Games bronze medallist Mohammad Hussamuddin (57kg) representing the Services defeated Maharashtra's Sashikant Yadav 5-0. With a cautious start in the first round, Hussamuddin picked up the pace drawing from his experience to blank out his opponent with a solid display of power play in the last two rounds.
The 2016 World Youth Boxing champion Sachin Siwach (57kg) exhibited a brilliant display of speed and power against Pralhad Panda of Goa. The Railways boxer who won a bronze medal in the 52 kg category last year dominated the bout right from the start, resulting in a Referee Stopped the Contest (RSC) verdict in round 3.
In the middleweight category, 2019 Asian Championships Silver medallist Ashish Kumar showed his class as he rained punches on his opponent, Gnaneshwar Kurna of Telangana, and the bout had to be abandoned in the second round itself. The lanky boxer while enjoyed local support from the students of Baddi University aims to bag the yellow metal after winning a bronze in the last edition.
In one of the day's best bouts, Ayaan Parihar of Himachal Pradesh defeated Delhi's Abhilash in an evenly contested welterweight bout. Both the boxers were relentless throughout the bout, landing accurate blows at each other and Ayan managed to get the final nod from the judges to win the match with a 3-2 split verdict.