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This is an archive article published on April 14, 1999
Dingko faces little trouble
Pune, APRIL 13: Asian Gold medalist Dingko Singh had reasons of his own and the crowd expected better, but the opening day of the Service...
Pune, APRIL 13: Asian Gold medalist Dingko Singh had reasons of his own and the crowd expected better, but the opening day of the Services Boxing turned out to be a lackluster affair at the Army School of Physical Training ASPT here today.
Dingko, who entered the ring for the second time since winning the gold at the Asian Games, failed to impress the crowd, employing defensive strategies more often, though he prevailed over D Suresh Army Green 43-11 on points in the Bantam weight section. 8220;Not only I wanted to go for the full five rounds, but my opponent was quite strong too, and I did not want to allow him to take an upper hand,8221; said Dingko after completing his bout.
Suresh could not judge the fast moving Dingko who pushed him to all corners of the ring. Suresh managed to stand on his feet till the end of five rounds. However, it was Dingko who outscored his opponent with a 43-11 verdict. The bout that followed Dingko8217;s fight, was action packed and in the pounding dished out by Benjamin Siddioutclassed A K Shukla in a matter of three rounds when referee S Behra called off the fight. With this win Benjamin has set up a title clash with Dingko on Thursday.
Results SF: Light fly: Sgt Sunil Prasad Air Force bt L/NK Dayal Singh Army Green 31-28; PO Rosema Colney Indian Navy lost to Hav. Rajendra More Army Red 30-26 .
Bantam weight: Nk D Suresh Army Green lost to CPO Dingko Singh Indian Navy 43-11; Hav. Benjamin Siddi Army Red bt Sgt. A K Shukla Air Force RSC.
Light weight: Hav Narender Rane Army Red bt N Kiran Indian Navy 49-30; Nk C A Kuttappa Army Red bt Cpl Ashok Kumar Air Force RSC
Welter weight: Nk ME Narayan AR bt LdII I Singh IN by pts; Sgt L Kanta Singh AF lost to L/nk Satish Kumar AG pts.
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Middle weight: LAG Gulia AF lost to Jeevan Fernandez AR pts.
Heavy weight: PO R Pal IN lost to Nk Ramachandran AG pts; Cpl Jayashankar AR lost N/Sub Gurcharan Singh AR RSC
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