Superb talents as Chanu, Komal, Vinit and Victor Singh won the Indian Junior National Championships

The Indian Junior National Championships was held for their female and male talents in the Punjab region of the country. Hundreds of young Indian talents attended in the Junior National Championships in Punjab where their top international level boxers Ekta Saroj, Naorem Babyrojisana Chanu, Komal, Vinit Dahiya, Victor Shaikhom Singh and A. Naoba Singh were impressed the local crowd with their well-experienced level of boxing.
Punjab’s city Mohali was the host of the Indian Junior National Championships where seven competition days were held during the competition. The following weight classes were scheduled in the women’s and men’s junior parts of the Indian Junior National Championships in Punjab: 46kg, 48kg, 50kg, 52kg, 54kg, 57kg, 60kg, 63kg, 66kg, 70kg, 75kg, 80kg and +80kg.
Haryana’s Rajni claimed the gold medal in the Junior Nations Cup in Vrbas, Serbia last August therefore her success over Ragini Upadhyay was an expected result in the final of the girls pinweight (46kg). Punjab’s Ekta Saroj is another super talented female boxer in India who impressed in the final of the light flyweight (48kg) and controlled her fight over Aayushi Awasti from the opening seconds.
Karnataka’s Anju Devi was too strong for Punjab’s Komal in the final of the girls flyweight (50kg) and claimed her next national gold. Naorem Babyrojisana Chanu arrived to the Indian Junior National Championships as a top favourite following her strong performances in the international stage but she had to do her very best against Punjab’s Sandeep Kaur in the final of the light bantamweight (52kg).
Following Poonam’s deserved success at the bantamweight (54kg) another strong international boxer Huidrom Ambeshori Devi won the title of the featherweight (57kg) after beating Rajasthan’s Arshi Khanam in the final. Haryana’s Yashi Sharma defeated Goa’s Aashreya Naik closely in the final of the women’s junior lightweight (60kg) which was a hectic contest in the event.
Mitika Sanjay Gunele won all of the rounds in each scorecard against Kerala’s Alisha M. Sunny and secured her next national title. The biggest sensation in the women’s junior tournament was delivered by Haryana’s Raj Shiba who defeated Rajasthan’s Best Asian Women’s Junior Boxer of the Year 2018 Arundhati Choudhary in the final of the light middleweight (70kg).
After Sanamacha Chanu Thokchom’s strong success in the middleweight (75kg) another future hope claimed the gold medal in the light heavyweight (80kg). Komal is one of the most experienced Indian female junior boxers who won the Nations Women’s Junior Cup in Serbia and her experiences paid off in the final against Rajasthan’s Vidhi Giri.
The pinweight (46kg) is always traditionally strong in the Indian male junior events which were won by Manish Rathore who defeated Rehan Sheikh in the final. Junior Nations Cup bronze medallist Victor Shaikhom Singh had to do his very best in the final of the flyweight (50kg) against Kuldeep Singh but he succeeded that tactical job in Mohali.
Junior Nations Cup bronze medallist A. Naoba Singh won his next national title after beating Punjab’s Kuljit in the final of the light bantamweight (52kg) with high confidence. SSCB’s Yaithaba had to do his very best against Punjab’s Abhinash Jamwal in the title contest of the bantamweight (54kg) which was one of the closest contests in the Indian Junior National Championships.
Another Junior Nations Cup silver medallist future hope Thangjamcha Lakhmani impressed in his next national event and triumphed over L. Rabichandra Singh in the final of the featherweight (57kg). SSCB’s next talent L. Bilotson Singh overwhelmed Punjab’s Jaspreet Singh in the final of the lightweight (60kg) proving his top skills.
Ajay Kumar has got also international experiences and he used it up well when he met in the final of the lightweight (60kg) with Saksham Singh. Following Aakash Sai’s impressive victory Haryana’s Vinit Dahiya shined in the Indian Junior National Championships. He has got strong experiences and took bronze in the Puerto Princesa 2017 ASBC Asian Confederation Junior Boxing Championships therefore his strong success over Pawan was not a surprise.
Younam Kamboj delivered a sensation in the event who triumphed over Indian National School Games winner Harsh Gill in a hectic final. The last title of the whole Indian Junior National Championships was taken by SSCB’s Vishal Gupta who defeated the main favourite Haryana’s Junior Nations Cup bronze medallist Jugnoo in the final of the male heavyweight (+80kg).

List of the winners in the Indian Junior National Championships
Women’s 46kg: Rajni
Women’s 48kg: Ekta Saroj
Women’s 50kg: Anju Devi
Women’s 52kg: Naorem Babyrojisana Chanu
Women’s 54kg: Poonam
Women’s 57kg: Huidrom Ambeshori Devi
Women’s 60kg: Yashi Sharma
Women’s 63kg: Vinka
Women’s 66kg: Mitika Sanjay Gunele
Women’s 70kg: Raj Shiba
Women’s 75kg: Sanamacha Chanu Thokchom
Women’s 80kg: Komal
Women’s +80kg: Lipakshi
Men’s 46kg: Manish Rathore
Men’s 48kg: Bishwamitra
Men’s 50kg: Victor Shaikhom Singh
Men’s 52kg: A. Naoba Singh
Men’s 54kg: Yaithaba
Men’s 57kg: Thangjamcha Lakhmani
Men’s 60kg: L. Bilotson Singh
Men’s 63kg: Ajay Kumar
Men’s 66kg: Aakash Sai
Men’s 70kg: Sumit
Men’s 75kg: Vinit Dahiya
Men’s 80kg: Younam Kamboj
Men’s +80kg: Vishal Gupta

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