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Hitesh Gulia (70kg) and Preeti (54kg) registered commanding wins arsenic India opened its run successful emphatic manner astatine the BOXAM Elite International 2026, delivering a drawstring of ascendant performances connected the archetypal time of the tourney here.
The tourney has drawn 214 boxers from 21 nations.
Headlining the Indian complaint were World Boxing Cup Finals champions Gulia and Preeti, some cruising to the adjacent circular arsenic the country's pugilists notched wins crossed aggregate value categories.
Hitesh was successful implicit power successful the elite men's 70kg bout, dispatching the Netherlands' Finn Bos with a broad 5:0 verdict. Calm, measured and incisive, the Indian showcased his trademark ringing quality and timing to dictate proceedings from commencement to finish.
Earlier, Preeti acceptable the code successful the elite women's 54kg part with a objective 5:0 triumph implicit Kazakhstan's Aliaskar Symbat, combining crisp combinations with disciplined defence to unopen retired her hostile completely.
India's women continued their beardown tally with Prachi (57kg), Priya (60kg) and Kajal (65kg) each advancing successful style.
Prachi and Priya posted identical 5:0 victories implicit Spain's Vanesa Morell Ramirez and Canada's Alessia Mansuetto, respectively, portion Kajal overcame Kazakhstan's Assem Tanatar 4:1 successful a competitory contest.
In the men's draw, India piled connected the unit with a bid of assured performances. Sachin (60kg) dominated Spain's Brandon Alejandro 5:0, portion Mohammed Hussam Uddin (60kg) edged past Denmark's Matias Mehmet Buyukdemir 4:1.
Abhinash Jamwal (65kg) impressed with a cleanable 5:0 triumph implicit Qalid Osman of Denmark, and Deepak (70kg) followed with a coagulated 4:1 triumph against Belgium's Hornel Ayitevi.
Akash (75kg) and Ankush (80kg) besides progressed with 4:1 wins, though Aditya Pratap Yadav (65kg) bowed retired aft a pugnacious bout against England's Joe Turner.
