Vikas ousts European Champion in youth boxing Worlds
Thu, Apr 15 2021 05:28:15 PM
New Delhi, Apr 15 (IANS): Vikas (52kg) pulled off a stunning upset win against the reigning European Youth Champion Yasen Radev as five Indian boxers registered remarkable victories on the second day of the AIBA Youth Men s and Women s World Championships, in Kielce, Poland.
Vikas started the bout cautiously but soon took the charge of the game with an aggressive intent.
The Indian made Radev, a gold medallist from recent Adriatic Pearl, work hard with his swift moment and precise punches before he outpunched Bulgarian 5-0 comfortably.
Vikas will now square off against Mongolia s Sukhbat Enkhzorigt in the second round on Day 3.