Vizag women boxers pack a punch, win championship

Women boxers from Guntur district put up a spirited fight. A special boxing ring was put up in front of indoor stadium with the support of District Boxing Association.

Women boxers in action at the finals of AP State Women Sports Meet at B.R. Stadium in Guntur on Friday. Photo: T. Vijaya Kumar

Women boxers from the district put up a spirited fight to finish a close second behind Visakhapatnam at the end of finals of Andhra Pradesh State Women Sports Meet that concluded here at Brahmananda Reddy Stadium on Friday.

The women boxers put up a commendable fight to put a tally of 39 points finishing closely behind Visakhapatnam (45 points).

T. Prameela who won a silver medal in 45-48 kg category was declared as best loser while B. Likhita from Srikakulum was declared as best winner. Ch. Naga Jyothi from Guntur was declared as upcoming boxer.

P. Farzana from Guntur won gold medal in the 81 kg category beating K. Saniya from Chittoor.

Boxers from Visakhapatnam packed a punch as they bagged a rich haul of medals. G. Jyothi (45-48 kg), V. Gnaneswari (52-54 kg), A. Hema (54-57 kg), G. Shaara (60-64 kg), G. Gaya Rupini (64-69 kg), S. Marthamma (69-75 kg) and D. Vara Lakshmi (75-81 kg) bagged gold medals.

District Sports Development Officer G. Venkateswara Rao inaugurated the competitions. A special boxing ring was put up in front of indoor stadium with the support of District Boxing Association.

Secretary Kosana Venugopala Rao, vice president Kosana Subba Rao, senior boxers Chiranjeevi, Manohar, Parsa Venkateswara Rao and boxing coach R. Viswanath were present. Senior referees Sai Prasad, Narsing Rao, Ramesh and Rajeswara Rao were also present.