Awale defeated Raju Kumal of Chitwan and Deshar beat Sunil Rai of Ilam during their men´s 56 kg bouts held at Chinikhel VDC in Gamcha.[break]
In the men´s 49 kg category, Dhanraj Mahato of Tribhuvan Army Club defeated Kamal Khadka of Kathmandu while Sushil Thapa of Naxal Yuva Mandal ´A´ beat Kumar Lama of Budhanilkantha.
In other matches of the same weight category, Sanjay Bhujel of Kathmandu beat Narayan Bhujel of Udayapur, Gyanendra Nagarkoti of Meghdoot Boxing Club “A´ defeated Tirtha Bahadur Gharti of Banke, Rakesh Patuwar of Meghdoot ´C´ saw off Buddhi Raj Khadka of Dang and Resham Bahadur Shahi of Army Club emerged victorious over Sanjay Nepali of Naxal ´C´.
Likewise, Dilu Rai of Sunsari, Bikram Pariyar and Asha Tamang of APF Club ´B´ also won their respective matches in the same weight category.
Earlier, National Sports Council (NSC) Member Secretary Yuvaraj Lama inaugurated the tournament amidst a function. Lama said the tournament has given opportunity to emerging players to showcase their talents.
Altogether 27 teams from different districts, clubs as well as the departmental teams -- Army, Police and APF -- are competing in the four-day tournament. Ninety-nine male boxers are vying for 10 golds while 22 female pugilists are competing for seven golds in the tournament.
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