Boxing: Boro wins opening round bout, Loura loses

Ankushita Boro

Former world youth champion Ankushita Boro defeated Namuun Monkhor of Mongolia in 60kg category but Abhimanyu Loura lost against Ireland's Kelyn Cassidy in 80kg division in the second Boxing World qualifiers for Paris Olympics here on Monday.

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Boro started strongly against her young Mongolian opponent. She effectively blunted Monkhor's speedy movements by tactically shifting gears to carve out a 4-1 win after three rounds.

However, it was an opposite result for Loura. He came into the second-round clash high on confidence after beating Bulgaria's 10-time national champion Kristiyan Nikolov. But Cassidy was well prepared for the long reach of his opponent and went on to win 0-5.

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