Strandja Memorial Boxing Tournament: Nitu, Anamika Enter Quarter-Finals
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Strandja Memorial Boxing Tournament: Nitu will next face Italy's Roberta Bonatti in the quarter-final and Anamika will take on Algeria's Roumaysa Boualem.
Indian boxers Nitu and Anamika progressed into the quarter-finals after registering comprehensive victories on the second day of the 73rd Strandja Memorial Boxing Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria. Nitu began the day's proceedings brilliantly against the Russian boxer Iuliia Chumgalakova and exhibited a skillful display to secure a dominating win by a unanimous margin in the 48kg opener on Monday night. Next in action, Anamika, too, looked in good touch during her 50kg preliminary bout as she defeated the local favourite Zlatislava Chukanova 4-1.
Nitu and Anamika will now take on Italy's Roberta Bonatti and Algeria's Roumaysa Boualem respectively in their Last-8 contests.
Meanwhile, two other Indian boxers, Akash Sangwan and Shiksha, exited following similar 0-5 defeats in their respective matches.
While Sangwan lost to German pugilist Deniel Krotter in the men's 67kg second round, Shiksha fell short against the reigning Asian champion Dina Zholaman of Kazakhstan in the 54kg women's opening round bout.
