Gaurav makes it to Chemistry Cup final

Halle, June 22 

Gaurav Solanki stormed into the final of the Chemistry Cup boxing tournament after registering a thrilling win over Ireland’s Quinn Conor. Solanki thrashed 2018 CWG gold medallist Conor 5-0 in a unanimous decision in the semifinals of the flyweight (52kg) category. 

Eight boxers in semis 

Ulaanbaatar: India’s medal hopes swelled to eight at the Ulaanbaatar Cup after Shiva Thapa (60kg), Mandeep Jangra (69kg) and two other advanced to the semifinals. Besides Thapa and Jangra, debutant Vanhlimpuia (75kg) and Etash Khan (56kg) also made it to the last-4 stage. Sonia Lather (57kg), Lovlina Borgohain (69kg), Himanshu Sharma (49kg) and Ashish (64kg) are already in the semis. — PTI