Hyderabad: Tamil Nadu’s rising boxer Chandru Ji won the WBC India Cruiserweight Championship title by knocking out Punjab’s Jaskaran Singh in the fourth round. Chandru, who entered this match with a win-loss record of 10-0, was successful in registering victory as expected. However, they started slowly and Jaskaran (9-3) took advantage of his height to take the lead.
However, from the second round onwards Chandru started dominating and did not give any chance to the opponent boxer.
In the fourth and decisive round, Chandru defeated Jaskaran with a powerful right hand punch on his face. Referee Kevin David then stopped the match and declared Chandru the winner.
Meanwhile, the eight-round match between Akshay Chahal and Ram Singh ended in a draw while Haryana’s Ashish Chaudhary defeated Punjab’s Manish Sharma by unanimous decision. Haryana’s Renu Phogat won over Delhi’s Ruby by technical knockout in the first round itself.
The six-round match between Sagar Chauhan of Haryana and Ngamba Longjam of Manipur ended in a draw.
Afghanistan’s Tahir Khurram defeated Tamil Nadu’s Samuel Jay by unanimous decision in a four-round match.