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At World Youth Boxing Championships, Mexico

India's Thokchom Nanao Singh created history when he bacame the first Indian boxer ever to win a gold at world World Youth Boxing Championships defeating Russian Cadet World Championship bronze medallist Grigoriy Nikolaychuk 15-5 in the final.

Here r summary of our boxers -

48 KG - Thokchom Nanao Singh (IND)
[R1] bt Wright Robert (SCO) on pts 11-6
[R2] bt European cadet champion Mikoya Butsenko (UKR) by RSC in Round 3
[QF} bt Latipov Jasurbek (UZB) on pts 17-6
[SF] bt Beccu Jeremy (FRA) on pts 14-4
[F] Grigoriy Nikolaychuk (RUS) on pts 15-5

51 KG - Sunil Kumar (IND)
[R1] bt Dong Hyeon Sung (KOR) on pts 11-3
[R2] l Perez Zapata Orlando (Dominican Republic) on pts 5-16

54 KG - Bajrang (IND)
[R1] bt Palicte Aston Francis (PHI) 27-8
[R2] l Dueliz De La Cruz (Dominican Republic)

57 KG - Kangkham Roshan Singh (IND)
[R1] Stankovic Branimir (SRB) on pts 12-8
[R2] l Oleg Shefer {UKR) on pts 6-14

60 KG - Goyat Neeraj (IND)
[R1] Faileaso Toefuataina (ASA) on pts 16-4
[R2] l Sarukhan Vage (RUS) on pts 7-13

64 KG - Virothu Santhosh Kumar (IND)
[R1] Martirosyan Aram (ARM) on pts 12-5
[R2] l Salazar Mendoza (CRO) walkover (due to injury)

69 KG - Balwinder Beniwal (IND)
[R1] Hryhorchyk Aliaksandr (BLR) on pts 16-4
[R2] Tapia Jonuel (Puerto Rico) on pts 23-6
[QF] l Abdulai Satula (GER)on pts 5-16