Services boxers punch-drunk on success

Ramu Prajoli led Services8217; charge by shrugging off CISF8217;s Dalbir Singh challenge. Ramanand feather, Benjamin Siddi bantam, Narendra Rana light and A Haridas Singh light welter were the other pugilists who helped Services dominate the meet.

The light fly final was an exciting bout as both Ali Qamar and S Suresh Singh matched each other8217;s tenacity and resilience, stretching the fight to full five rounds.

CISF8217;s fresh recruit Suresh Singh was at the receiving end in the first two rounds asAli Qamar bobbed and weaved and waited for Suresh to open up. But Qamar8217;s agile footwork did not come to his rescue in the following rounds as Suresh guarded himself well and landed power-packed jabs on the Bengal pugilist. Qamar staggered in the fifth round and took a standing count after which Suresh unleashed a series of combinations to win 25-8.

In feather weight category, Ramanand overpowered Md Sajid Qamar of West Bengal. But this bout proved to be a drab affair as both the fighters tended to be defensive throughout and neither of them going for broke.

Results

Light-fly: S Suresgh SInghCISF bt Ali QamarWB 25-8.

Fly: Ramu PrajoiliSSCB bt Dalbir SinghCISF 28-22.

Bantam: Benjamin SiddiSSCB bt Zothan Mawia Miz 29-15.

Feather: RamanandSSCB bt Md Sajid Qamar WB 26-12.

Light: Narendra RanaSSCB bt J Vinod Kumar Kar RSC-5.

Light welter: A Haridas SinghSSCB bt Bhushan SainiRSPB 13-9.

Welter: Z V Jollyson SPSB bt S G NarenderRSPB 29-14.

Light middle: LalitPrasadRSPB bt Hayat SInghSSCB 16-10.