Nikhat, Amit Panghal among six Indians in Strandja Memorial final

Nikhat Zareen

Dominant efforts by two-time world champion Nikhat Zareen and Commonwealth Games gold medallist Amit Panghal headlined Indian boxers' march into six finals at the 75th Strandja Memorial Tournament here on Saturday.

Nikhat (50kg) started her bout cautiously against home girl Zlatislava Chukanova, taking some time to get into the rhythm but did not lose hold of the game as she won the round 3-2. Nikhat was clinical in the second round, giving no room to her Bulgarian opponent while delivering some accurate blows. The Indian continued her domination in the third round as well. Nikhat will square off against Uzbekistan's Sabina Bobokulova in the gold medal match on Sunday.

It was an easy day at the office for Panghal (men's 51kg) as he won his third consecutive match with a unanimous 5-0 decision, this time against Turkey's Gumus Samet. Amit will take on the reigning world champion Kazakhstan's Sanzhar Tashkenbay on Sunday.

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Later, Arundhati Choudhary (66kg) made light work of Jessica Triebelova of Slovakia to secure a 5-0 win. Barun Singh Shagolshem (48kg) continued India's dominance with an identical 5-0 unanimous decision win over Khenoussi Kamel of Algeria. Sachin (57kg) was in action against Ukraine's Abduraimov Aider and he didn't disappoint. Rajat (67kg) also entered the final after his opponent Guruli Lasha of Georgia gave a walkover in the semi-final.

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