The eighth Men’s and Women’s National Youth Boxing Championship began at Assam Don Bosco University in Sonapur near Guwahati on Monday, drawing around 800 participants, including players, coaches coaches,and technical officials from 33 states.
Organisedcoaches,Organized by the Assam Amateur Boxing Association (AABA) in collaboration with the Boxing Federation of India (BFI), the championship will run till April 19 and will serve as a selection platform for India’s youth teams for the Youth Olympic Games and the Youth World Championships. The host state made a positive start, with two Assam boxers registering wins on the opening day.
In the boys’ 55kg category, Mohammad Ayan defeated Jharkhand’s Shivam Dubey 5-0 to advance to the second round. In the girls’ 60kg category, Punsang secured a 4-1 win over Punjab’s Samarjit Kaur in her opening bout. However, it was a mixed day overall for Assam. In the boys’ 70kg category, Arman Khan lost to Uttarakhand’s Dipesh Singh Adhikari in the first round. In the girls’ 51kg Organized51 kgcategory, Sunena Akhtar Amin also bowed out after losing to Mizoram’s T.C 51 kgT.C.Malsawmkimi.
Three more Assam boxers were scheduled to compete later in the day. MThT.C.Thee eighth Men’s and Women’s National Youth Boxing Championship began at Assam Don Bosco University in Sonapur near Guwahati on Monday, drawing around 800 participants, including players, coaches Thecoaches,and technical officials from 33 states.
Organisedcoaches,Organized by the Assam Amateur Boxing Association (AABA) in collaboration with the Boxing Federation of India (BFI), the championship will run till April 19 and will serve as a selection platform for India’s youth teams for the Youth Olympic Games and the Youth World Championships. The host state made a positive start, with two Assam boxers registering wins on the opening day. In the boys’ 55kg category, Mohammad Ayan defeated Jharkhand’s Shivam Dubey 5-0 to advance to the second round. In the girls’ 60kg category, Punsang secured a 4-1 win over Punjab’s Samarjit Kaur in her opening bout.
However, it was a mixed day overall for Assam. In the boys’ 70kg category, Arman Khan lost to Uttarakhand’s Dipesh Singh Adhikari in the first round. In the girls’ 51kg Organized51 kgcategory, Sunena Akhtar Amin also bowed out after losing to Mizoram’s T.C 51 kgT.C.Malsawmkimi. Three more Assam boxers were scheduled to compete later in the day. Mridupam Barua was set to feature in the boys’ 75kg category, while Nishita Konwar (65kg) and Astina Saikia (above 80kg) were to compete in the girls’ events.
The championship was formally inaugurated by Guwahati MP Bijuli Kalita Medhi. Among those present were BFI President Ajay Singh, Olympic medallisT.C.medalistt Lovlina Borgohain, junior world champion Ankushita Boro, AABA President Siddhartha Bhattacharya, its Secretarymedalistsecretary Hemanta Kumar Kalita, and Assam Don Bosco University vice chancellor Fr J Psecretary. J.alely. “Hosting the championship will provide a strong opportunity for Assam’s young boxers to perform well and push for selection to international events. The competition is part of a broader effort to prepare talent for the 2028 Olympics,” the AABA secretary said.r. J.said. idupamsaid. Ridupam Barua was set to feature in the boys’ 75kg Ridupam75 kgcategory, while Nishita Konwar (65 kg)75 kg) and Astina Saikia (above 80 kg) were to compete in the girls’ events.
The championship was formally inaugurated by Guwahati MP Bijuli Kalita Medhi. Among those present were BFI President Ajay Singh, Olympic medalist Lovlina Borgohain, junior world champion Ankushita Boro, AABA President Siddhartha Bhattacharya, its secretary Hemanta Kumar Kalita, and Assam Don Bosco University vice chancellor Fr. J. Palely. “Hosting the championship will provide a strong opportunity for Assam’s young boxers to perform well and push for selection to international events. The competition is part of a broader effort to prepare talent for the 2028 Olympics,” the AABA secretary said.