Chandigarh, Delhi, Punjab boxers dominate in 2nd day of women's National

Chandigarh, Delhi and Punjab boxers swept away majority of the wins on the second day of the third women's National Boxing Championships here on Tuesday.

The day began with a dominating performance by Delhi's Riya Tokas in the 54kg category as she landed a flurry of punches in the first round against her opponent, V Vinodhini from Tamil Nadu.

Riya continued her attacking approach in the next two rounds and registered a unanimous 5-0 victory. She next faces World Championship quarter-finalist Manisha Moun.

Sohini from Chandigarh was in sublime form getting the better of Sai Sree Reddy from Telangana in the 69 kg category. She went on the offensive right from the start and landed some mighty blows, only for the referee to stop the bout in the first round.

The closest bout of the day was fought between Babita Bisht of Uttarakhand and Suman Khoda of Rajasthan in the 69kg category.

Both the boxers kept the audience engaged as they traded some strong punches right from the start.

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