<p>Bareilly: Reigning champion Shiva Thapa began his title defence with a commanding win over Enayat Khan in welterweight (60-65kg) category at the 8th Elite Men's National Boxing Championship here on Thursday.</p><p>Representing Assam, Thapa, who made history as the youngest Indian boxer to qualify for the Olympics at 2012 London Games, defeated Enayat 5-0 in his opening bout, setting a strong tone for his campaign.</p>.Boxing India fumes as IOA moves to conduct Nationals.<p>Former world youth champion Sachin Siwach also opened his campaign with an emphatic 5-0 victory for the Services Sports Control Board (SSCB) against Akshay, displaying his readiness to compete for top honours.</p><p>The second day also witnessed a thrilling opening bout with Devansh Solanki of Rajasthan defeating Uttar Pradesh's Vikas Singh with a unanimous decision in the flyweight (47-50kg) category.</p><p>In the same category, Ashutosh Yadav of Chhattisgarh delivered a dominant Round 1 performance to overcome Gujarat's Akleem Khan, setting the stage for thrilling action across the day.</p><p>Team SSCB reinforced their dominance with victories across multiple categories.</p>.<p>Hitesh Gulia, Deepak, Jugnoo, and Vishal secured wins in the light middleweight, welterweight, cruiserweight, and heavyweight divisions, respectively.</p><p>Rajasthan also demonstrated impressive form, with Priyadarshi Singh Ashiya (light middleweight), Pushpendra Singh (cruiserweight), and Harsh Choudhary (heavyweight) all emerging victorious against their opponents.</p><p>Nearly 300 boxers, representing state units across India, are competing for supremacy in various weight categories in the week-long event, organised by the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) in association with the Uttar Pradesh Boxing Association.</p><p>Representing their respective state units, each team features up to 10 boxers in bouts structured under the World Boxing Technical & Competition Rules, with three three-minute rounds and one-minute rest periods in between rounds. A 10-points-must scoring system is in effect throughout the championship.</p><p>Team SSCB (Services), the two-time defending champions, continues to pose a formidable challenge as they aim for their third consecutive title.</p>
<p>Bareilly: Reigning champion Shiva Thapa began his title defence with a commanding win over Enayat Khan in welterweight (60-65kg) category at the 8th Elite Men's National Boxing Championship here on Thursday.</p><p>Representing Assam, Thapa, who made history as the youngest Indian boxer to qualify for the Olympics at 2012 London Games, defeated Enayat 5-0 in his opening bout, setting a strong tone for his campaign.</p>.Boxing India fumes as IOA moves to conduct Nationals.<p>Former world youth champion Sachin Siwach also opened his campaign with an emphatic 5-0 victory for the Services Sports Control Board (SSCB) against Akshay, displaying his readiness to compete for top honours.</p><p>The second day also witnessed a thrilling opening bout with Devansh Solanki of Rajasthan defeating Uttar Pradesh's Vikas Singh with a unanimous decision in the flyweight (47-50kg) category.</p><p>In the same category, Ashutosh Yadav of Chhattisgarh delivered a dominant Round 1 performance to overcome Gujarat's Akleem Khan, setting the stage for thrilling action across the day.</p><p>Team SSCB reinforced their dominance with victories across multiple categories.</p>.<p>Hitesh Gulia, Deepak, Jugnoo, and Vishal secured wins in the light middleweight, welterweight, cruiserweight, and heavyweight divisions, respectively.</p><p>Rajasthan also demonstrated impressive form, with Priyadarshi Singh Ashiya (light middleweight), Pushpendra Singh (cruiserweight), and Harsh Choudhary (heavyweight) all emerging victorious against their opponents.</p><p>Nearly 300 boxers, representing state units across India, are competing for supremacy in various weight categories in the week-long event, organised by the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) in association with the Uttar Pradesh Boxing Association.</p><p>Representing their respective state units, each team features up to 10 boxers in bouts structured under the World Boxing Technical & Competition Rules, with three three-minute rounds and one-minute rest periods in between rounds. A 10-points-must scoring system is in effect throughout the championship.</p><p>Team SSCB (Services), the two-time defending champions, continues to pose a formidable challenge as they aim for their third consecutive title.</p>