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This is an archive article published on August 26, 2007
Lakra swings a good comeback punch
Keeping oneself in 8216;regular8217; contact with the game is most important in a contact sport like boxing. Many
Written by Rramachandran
New Delhi | August 26, 2007 12:00 AM IST
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Keeping oneself in 8216;regular8217; contact with the game is most important in a contact sport like boxing. Many, like V Devarajan and Rajkumar Sangwan have said how difficult it is to make a comeback after leaving the ring. It is straight and simple: 8220;You don8217;t remain the Lord of the rings.8221;
But at the senior nationals, currently underway at the Karnail Singh Stadium, there are half-a-dozen of them trying to do precisely that. Balbir Singh, Som Bahadur Pun, Suresh Singh and Ajit Lakra are some such some who realise the complexity of the situation, but are determined to give it another try.
Lakra did try his best today, and emerged clean in the 57kg class as he took his Police opponent Amandeep to the edge of the ropes in all four rounds. Though not as fleet-footed as he used to be, he was more than a handful for his opponent.
Others comeback aspirants await their turn.
Combining his punches in right measure, the Services pugilist started with a flurry to push Amandeep on the backfoot. The Police boxer knew how to keep himself out of harm8217;s way, but Lakra kept charging at him for valuable points. Amandeep was forced into complete defence and at the end he just about managed a solitary point with Lakra getting a 14-1 verdict.
With 60 bouts scheduled for the day, it was a long night for most waiting at the ringside. But Railways8217; Jitender had it easy, while Haryana8217;s Sunil Kumar was stretched by Suranjoy of Maharashtra. Sunil scraped through to the next round 16-14.
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