CWG: 6 Indian Boxers Fighting For Gold, Here’s How They Finished

Here’s how the boxers fared.

MC Mary Kom (center) won the gold by defeating Northern Ireland’s Kristina O’Hara.

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Mary Kom: Gold

Competing in her first Commonwealth Games, at the age of 35, MC Mary Kom won India’s first gold medal of Day 10 with a comprehensive 5-0 win over Northern Ireland's Kristina O'Hara.

The 35-year-old five-time world champion and Olympic bronze-medallist was competing in her debut Commonwealth Games, also perhaps her last, and made it a memorable one with yet another dominating performance to claim an unanimous verdict of 5-0.

The 22-year-old O'Hara, who works as a carer at a nursing home when she is not trading punches in the ring, lacked the finesse to counter the experienced Indian and failed to take advantage of her longer reach.

Gaurav Solanki: Gold

Gaurav Solanki bagged a gold in the men's flyweight (52 kilogram) category following a tough bout against Brendan Irvine or Northern Ireland.

The Indian lost the third round but did just enough in the first two to walk away with a gold medal on debut at the Games. "Today I'm dedicating my medal to my mum, but I want to represent India at the (Tokyo) 2020 Olympics and to be there when they raise the Indian flag," the 22-year-old said.

Solanki won a fast paced, tactical battle by a split 4:1 verdict to bag the gold.

Amit Panghal: Silver

Amit outclassed Juma Miiro of Uganda by a unanimous 5:0 verdict to set-up a title bout against Galal Yafai of England. Amit finished with the silver medal in the men's light flyweight (49 kilogram) category at the 21st Commonwealth Games (CWG) at Gold Coast on Saturday, 14 April. However, he lost 1:3 to England's Galai Yafai in the final.

Manish Kaushik: Silver

Manish got the better of James McGivern of Northern Ireland in a tough, tactical battle in the men's lightweight (60kg) semi-finals. Manish lost 2-3 to local favourite Harry Garside, on a split decision.

Vikas Krishan

Vikas defeated Northern Ireland's Steven Donnelly 5:0 by an unanimous verdict. The Indian got 29-27, 29-27, 30-26, 29-28, 29-27 from each of the five judges at the end of three rounds. At the end of the first round, only one judge had favoured Vikas.

In the final, Vikas, a former Asian Games gold-medallist and world bronze-medallist, pummeled Cameroon's Dieudonne Wilfried Ntsengue to claim the third gold for India.

The technically superior Indian stuck to his usual tactic of taking slow control of the proceedings, trading with caution first up before letting it rip to take the opponent by surprise. Vikas plans to turn professional by the end of this year and the gold here just adds to his accomplished amateur run.

Satish Kumar

Satish progressed to the 91-kg final after the referee decided to abandon the match as Seychelles' Keddy Agnes received a cut on the face in the second round. SSatish lost to England's European Championships silver-medallist Frazer Clarke in his final clash to end with a silver medal.

(With inputs from PTI and IANS)