Naveen Boora adds a bronze to India’s tallyDeepak Kumar’s fantastic run at the 72nd Strandja Memorial boxing tournament ended with a silver medal, after he lost a fiercely-contested flyweight (52kg) final on Saturday. Deepak, an Asian silver-winner, was up against Bulgaria’s Daniel Asenov, a two-time European championships gold-medallist. The bout ended in a split verdict in favour of the local favourite. The Indian had created a flutter when he stunned reigning Olympic and World champion Shakhobidin Zoirov of Uzbekistan in the semifinal. Naveen Boora (69kg) settled for a bronze medal after going down to Asian Games gold medallist Bobo-Usmon Baturov of Uzbekistan in his semifinal bout.

Source: The Hindu February 27, 2021 16:41 UTC