Nagpur: After five days of high octane pugilism day six of the 1st Elite Men’s National Boxing Championship at the Divisional Sports Complex in Nagpur witnessed another mouth watering display of agility and skill. In one of the most anticipated bouts of the day, M Thomas of Manipur took Assam boxer Govind Thapa on in the light welter weight division. Govind unlike his usual self decided to let his opponent make the first move, knowing that Thomas is strong a strong counter attacker. The tactics paid off, putting the Assam boxer on the back foot. 

Almost every time Govind charged in, Thomas got the better of him with some swift combinations, doing the most damage in the second round. Govind tried hard to get back in the game in the final three minutes of play, but Thomas was up to the task. In the end the Manipur fighter went on to make his place in the finals of the championship with a comprehensive 2-1 win on points. He now takes on Services  boxer Duryondyan Singh, who beat Murunal  Bhosale of Maharashtra in 1st round TKO . 

Olympian Sumit Sagwan too moved into the finals by defecting Rahul Pasi of MP by Score 3:0.

Commonwealth Games bronze medallist Amandeep Singh of the Railways and Yoginder of the Orissa team continued to power through their respective opposition en route to the fly weight finals. Amandeep defeated a feisty Manoj Kumar from Punjab.

1st ELITE MEN'S NATIONAL BOXING CHAMPIONSHIP Nagpur- 2015

 Daily Schedule-Day 6