Gaurav wins, Shiva goes down fighting

New Delhi, February 22 

The Indian boxers' had a mixed day at the 68th Strandja Memorial Tournament, which kicked off in Sofia, Bulgaria, today.

Gaurav Chaudhary (91kg) was the lone winner for India on the first day of competitions, defeating local favourite Hayat Rasim to make the last-eight stage, even as World Championships bronze medallist Shiva Thapa suffered an early loss.

The 23-year-old, competing in his maiden international event in the lightweight division, lost to England's Callum French. "He fought well but somehow that did not reflect in the scoring," said an Indian coach travelling with the team. Also going down was Satish Kumar (+91kg), who was defeated by Kazakhstan's Kamshybek Konkabayev. — PTI