Robin Dev enters semis

NEW DELHI, DECEMBER 22: Robin Dev of Haryana earned the cheers of an appreciative local crowd at the Government Senior Secondary School bo...

NEW DELHI, DECEMBER 22: Robin Dev of Haryana earned the cheers of an appreciative local crowd at the Government Senior Secondary School boxing arena at this industrial town here on Friday when he outpointed Ashwani Sharma of Chandigarh 7-6 to move into the semi-finals in light flyweight category of the 33rd Junior National Boxing Championships.

V Durga Rao of Andhra Pradesh was awarded an RSC in the third round against K Kujor SPSB in another quarterfinal bout in the light flyweight category.

Punjabacirc;euro;trade;s Arun Singh and A Magesh Tamil Nadu also earned their appointed places in the last four stage with victories over Deepak Bahuguna Uttar Pradesh and Mahati Vgrasand of Bihar, respectively.

In flyweight section, Andhra Pradeshacirc;euro;trade;s Suwdi Raju scored an RSC win in the third round over Subod Dhyani of UP to enter the semifinals. Diwakar SPSB, Rajesh Kumar Bengal and Rakesh Purti Bihar also moved into the last four stage.

Local lad Suresh Singh Beniwar, an international boxer, suffered defeat at the hands of Yadvinder Singh of Punjab after he was disqualified by the referee for acirc;euro;tilde;hitting below the beltacirc;euro;trade; in the middle weight section.

Boxers from 29 states and the Services are taking part in the six-day championships which will conclude on Sunday.

Results

Quarterfinals: Light fly: V Durga Rao AP bt K Kujor SPSB, RSC 3rd round; Arun Singh Pb bt Deepak Bahuguna UP, 13-6; A Magesh TN bt Mahati Vgra Sand Bihar, 14-7; Robin Dev Har bt Ashwani Sharma Chd, 7-6.Fly weight: Suwdi Raju AP bt Subod Dhyani UP, RSC 3rd round; Rakesh Purty Bihar w/o; Diwakar SPSB bt Ravi Kumar Har, 18-10; Rajesh Kumar Ben bt Keddy Zosing Zuala Miz, individual score.

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Pre-quarters: Light fly: K Kijjor SPSB bt Rehman Bng, V Durga Rao AP bt Parkash Darjee Megh, Deepak Bahuguna UP bt G Ragmuan Pond, Arun Singh Pb bt Santosh Shiv Kumar SSCB, A Magesh TN bt Laxman Dli, Mahati Vgrasand Bih bt Bishnu Kumar Ori, Ashwani Sharma Chd bt Tilak Raj HP, Robin Dev Har bt Alh Mawia Miz.

Fly weight: Suwdi Raju AP bt Pandhari Mathshirodkeri Goa, Subodh Dhani UP bt Riwsing Dorjee Bhutia Sik, Swaan Singh Pb bt K Murali TN, Rakesh Purty Bih bt Deepak Dli, Ravi Kumar Har bt Rajneesh Kumar, Diwakar SPSB bt Nitumoni Deka SSCB, Rajesh Kumar Bng bt Dhrwba Jyoti Bhuyan Asm, Keddi Zosing Zuala Miz bt Vinayak Shivaji Paar Mah.