Donald winston

Strandja Memorial International Boxing Tournament: Govind Sahani, a silver medallist at the 2023 Strandja Memorial International Boxing Tournament and a member of the Indian contingent for the 2023 Men’s World Boxing Championships, started his campaign at the Elite Men’s National Boxing Championship with a commanding win over Mohammad Aarif of Jammu & Kashmir on the opening day of the tournament here on Tuesday.

Close to 300 boxers are battling for supremacy in the championship, representing their respective state units in the tournament, organised by the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) in association with the Uttar Pradesh Boxing Association.

Day 1 witnessed several thrilling bouts that set the tone for the competition. Devendra Solanki of Rajasthan opened the tournament in style, defeating Donald Winston Janumala in the flyweight (47-50 kg) category. In the bantamweight (50-55 kg) division, Badal of Himachal Pradesh emerged victorious against Mizoram’s Lalhruaitluanga.