Chennai, Oct 1 (PTI) The inaugural BFI Cup got underway on Wednesday with Services and Haryana boxers registering wins in the preliminaries to set the tone for the week-long tournament here.

In an endeavour to provide upcoming boxers a platform to showcase their skills and established stars an opportunity to test their preparations, BFI is organising the inaugural BFI Cup here from October 1–7, featuring competitions for both elite men and women across 10 weight categories each, aligned with World Boxing standards.

Gold and silver medallists from the event will earn a pathway into the Elite National Camp.

In the women’s draw, Haryana’s Mahi Siwach edged past Tamil Nadu’s Deepa S 3-2 in the 48kg weight category, while Lucky Singhmar stopped Janet Philoveena J (Tamil Nadu) with an RSC in

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