<p>Vikas beat off stiff competition from Lithuania’s Evaldas Petrauskas to triumph 4-3 and win his second gold in two months. The Haryana boxer had clinched top honours in the Asian Youth Championships in Iran last month.<br /><br />Shiva, however, had to be content with a second-place finish after being out-punched 1-14 by Cuba’s Robeisy Ramirez Carrazan.<br />“Vikas’ bout was very close because his opponent kept up his guard and was trying to connect with wild hooks,” coach G Manoharan said.<br /><br />“I just told him to hit and move. The trick was to keep a distance from the guy. Vikas stuck to that and managed to pull it off in the end but it was very tense,” he said.<br /><br />“Shiva, on the other hand, tried very hard but that Cuban guy was too good. Maybe facing a Cuban played on Shiva’s mind. But overall, he has performed exceptionally well in the tournament,” he added.<br /><br />Shiva was the first to take the ring on Monday and was immediately on the back foot as Carrazan raced to a 4-0 lead.<br /><br />The second round followed a similar script except that Shiva managed to get on the score-sheet with a lone point but with a massive 8-1 lead in hand, Carrazan had the bout under control. The Indian couldn’t do much in the final round as well as his Cuban rival added six more points. <br />But Vikas ensured that India fetched at least one gold from the tournament. In a see-saw battle, Vikas and Evaldas were tied 1-1 in the opening three minutes. Vikas took the slight edge in the second round by notching up a couple of points that left the overall score at 3-2.<br /><br />The third round ended 1-1 but that was enough for the Indian to score a victory by the smallest of margins.<br />The two boxers have also qualified for the Youth Olympics to be held in August-September in Singapore.<br />India had won a gold medal at the previous edition of the World Youth Championships in 2008 through Thokchom Nanao Singh, who has gone on to make a name for himself at the senior level as well by winning a silver at the Asian Championships last year.</p>
<p>Vikas beat off stiff competition from Lithuania’s Evaldas Petrauskas to triumph 4-3 and win his second gold in two months. The Haryana boxer had clinched top honours in the Asian Youth Championships in Iran last month.<br /><br />Shiva, however, had to be content with a second-place finish after being out-punched 1-14 by Cuba’s Robeisy Ramirez Carrazan.<br />“Vikas’ bout was very close because his opponent kept up his guard and was trying to connect with wild hooks,” coach G Manoharan said.<br /><br />“I just told him to hit and move. The trick was to keep a distance from the guy. Vikas stuck to that and managed to pull it off in the end but it was very tense,” he said.<br /><br />“Shiva, on the other hand, tried very hard but that Cuban guy was too good. Maybe facing a Cuban played on Shiva’s mind. But overall, he has performed exceptionally well in the tournament,” he added.<br /><br />Shiva was the first to take the ring on Monday and was immediately on the back foot as Carrazan raced to a 4-0 lead.<br /><br />The second round followed a similar script except that Shiva managed to get on the score-sheet with a lone point but with a massive 8-1 lead in hand, Carrazan had the bout under control. The Indian couldn’t do much in the final round as well as his Cuban rival added six more points. <br />But Vikas ensured that India fetched at least one gold from the tournament. In a see-saw battle, Vikas and Evaldas were tied 1-1 in the opening three minutes. Vikas took the slight edge in the second round by notching up a couple of points that left the overall score at 3-2.<br /><br />The third round ended 1-1 but that was enough for the Indian to score a victory by the smallest of margins.<br />The two boxers have also qualified for the Youth Olympics to be held in August-September in Singapore.<br />India had won a gold medal at the previous edition of the World Youth Championships in 2008 through Thokchom Nanao Singh, who has gone on to make a name for himself at the senior level as well by winning a silver at the Asian Championships last year.</p>