Women’s Boxing Nationals: Jaismine cruises to quarterfinals with knockout win over Ruchika

Commonwealth Games medallist and Olympian Jaismine Lamboria continued dominance in the ring with a second knockout win in as many days to storm into the quarterfinals of the 8th Elite Women’s National Boxing Championship at the Shaheed Vijay Singh Pathik Sports Complex, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh on Sunday.

Jaismine, one of only two Services boxers in the competition, beat Chandigarh’s Ruchika with a referee-stops-contest victory in the second round of the 57kg category. The other, Sakshi is already into the last eight in the 54kg. Also advancing was Railways’ promising youngster Sanamacha Chanu with a unanimous 5-0 win against Manipur’s Bindiya Devi Maorem. The quarterfinals will be held over the next two days with the final scheduled for March 27.

Joining Jasmine in the winner’s circle was Sanamacha Chanu of Railways Sports Promotion Board, a Youth World and National Champion, who displayed complete control in her unanimous decision victory over Manipur’s Bindiya Devi Maorem. Chanu’s calculated aggression and sharp technique kept her opponent on the back foot, reinforcing her title credentials early on in the competition.

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Last year’s silver medallist Sonia of Uttar Pradesh made a strong statement in the bantamweight category, overpowering Delhi’s Vanshika to advance.

In the minimumweight division, Sikkim’s Yasika Rai displayed sharp footwork and clean counterpunching to secure a unanimous decision win over Maharashtra’s Janhvi Churi. Meanwhile, Haryana’s Tannu edged past Manipur’s Sovi Jajo in a closely contested lightweight bout, winning by split decision (4:1).

The preliminaries also saw a string of dominant stoppage wins, with Vanshika Singh of Rajasthan storming past Kerala’s Dhanya PR with a first-round RSC in Minimumweight. All India Police’s Imroz Khan delivered an equally commanding performance, sealing a round-one stoppage victory against Andhra Pradesh’s Swapna Jampana, rounding off another thrilling day of high-intensity boxing.