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NEW DELHI: World Junior bronze-medallist Sachin Singh (49kg) today became only the third Indian boxer ever to strike gold at the AIBA Youth World Championships with a stunning unanimous victory over Cuban national champion Jorge Grinan in the summit clash at St Peterburg, Russia.
The 17-year-old outpunched his more fancied rival 5-0 to record a rare Indian triumph over a Cuban boxer.
“Two of my fellow Indian boxers had lost to Cubans earlier in the tournament, I wanted to extract revenge and I am glad I could do it. It is very satisfying to beat stronger and better rivals, especially if it happens to be a Cuban,” Sachin told PTI from St Petersburg after the brilliant triumph. (PTI)
