New Delhi, Oct 25 Megha Sheokand outclassed Meerim Chynybekova of Kyrgyzstan to reach the women’s 80kg final at the World Boxing U-19 Championships in Budva, Montenegro on Sunday.
Megha dominated the opening round and her opponent received the count thrice in the second round before referee stopped the bout. She will now face Ekaterina Frolova in the gold medal bout.
However, Prachi Tokas will come home with a bronze medal after she lost her women’s 80+kg semifinal 1:4 against Samira Itonieva of Russia.
Late on Saturday evening, Harshita assured India’s fourth medal with a clinical 5:0 win over Ireland’s Grace Bailey in women’s 65kg. However, it was the end of the road for Asian U-19 champion Prachi as she lost her women’s 57kg quarterfinals against China’s Yaruo Zheng.
(PTI News)
