Devendro wins in 3 minutes

It took just three minutes before the referee stopped the fight between Manipuri boxer Devendro Singh and Pondicherrys Mathan Kumar during the opening day of the Boxing Nationals. Already leading 3-0,a powerfull right hook by the 18-year-old Devendro,left his opponent dazed and left the referee convinced that Devendro was just too good for his opponent.

On a day that featured only 12 bouts,all in the light fly weight 49 kg category,reigning Commonwealth champion Amandeep Singh of the Railways Sports Promotion Board won 7-0 against Tripuras Manoj Kumar.

Another Commonwealth gold winner Sunil Kumar of Haryana was made to toil hard for his victory,coming from 0-3 down to pull off a 6-3 triumph over Bahadur Singh of Uttarakhand. Fighting with the hope of making a comeback was former World Cadet champion Vipin Kumar,who won 7-3 against Kripa Shankar of Madhya Pradesh.