Strandja Memorial Boxing Tournament

Strandja Memorial Tournament: Sumit Kundu stuns world silver medallist; three Indians lose opening bout

Competing in only his second senior international tournament, reigning national champion Sumit prevailed 5-0 over world championship silver-medallist Dzhambulat Bizhamov of Russia

Strandja Memorial Tournament: Indian team further shortened as six male boxers withdraw

Govind (48kg), Ankit (51kg), Rajpinder Singh (54kg), Dalvir Singh (63.5kg), Rohit Tokas (71kg) and Gaurav Chauhan (92kg) were withdrawn from the tournament due to niggles sustained during training.

Pooja Rani, Sonia Lather pull out of upcoming Strandja Memorial Boxing Tournament

The two conveyed their decision to pull out a couple of days ago after not feeling up to it in training, a team source told PTI.

Strandja Memorial: Deepak Kumar stuns Olympic and world champion Shakhobiddin Zoirov to storm into finals

Deepak clinched one of the most memorable wins of his career with a 4-1 win over more fancied Zoirov, who had claimed the 2019 world championship title beating India's Amit Panghal.

Strandja Memorial Boxing Tournament: India's Deepak Kumar beats Bulgaria's Darislav Vasilev to enter semi-finals

Deepak defeated Bulgaria's Darislav Vasilev 5-0 to make the last-four stage and assure India of a second medal at the event.

Mohammed Hussamuddin advances to 57kg final at Strandja Memorial Boxing Tournament; Sonia Lather bags bronze medal

Commonwealth Games bronze-winner Hussamuddin went past Ukraine's Mykola Butsenko without having to step inside the ring as his opponent conceded the bout because of a hand injury

Shiva Thapa, Sonia Lather assure medals at Strandja Memorial Boxing Tournament; Nikhat Zareen eliminated

Thapa, a bronze-winner from the 2015 world showpiece, got the better of Ireland's George Bates in his quarter-final clash

Nikhat Zareen, Shiva Thapa ease into Strandja Memorial Boxing Tournament quarter-finals

Nikhat Zareen was declared the winner after opponent Asenova forfeited during the opening round of the bout

Strandja Memorial Tournament: Indian boxers Gaurav Solanki, Naman Tanwar advance to the quarter-finals

Commonwealth Games medal-winning duo of Gaurav Solanki (52kg) and Naman Tanwar (91kg) entered the quarterfinals of the 70th Strandja Memorial Boxing Tournament with contrasting wins in Sofia, Bulgaria.

Commonwealth Games 2018: With form on his side, Vikas Krishan will look to make golden debut at Gold Coast

Vikas Krishan, who will be making his debut in the Commonwealth Games at the age of 26, is one of the top medal contenders for India and will also have to play the role of mentor for his juniors.