India’s Pawan Bartwal shocked Kazakhstan’s Altynbek Nursultan with a 5-0 win to claim his first international medal at Greater Noida. Sumit and Naveen also posted dominant victories, taking India’s tally to seven guaranteed medals at the elite boxing event

Hyderabad: India’s Pawan Bartwal (55kg) produced the biggest upset of the tournament so far, outclassing second seed and World Cup Brazil gold medallist Altynbek Nursultan of Kazakhstan with a commanding 5-0 victory to secure his first international medal at the Shaheed Vijay Singh Pathik Sports Complex in Greater Noida on Monday.

His breakout performance led another flawless day for India, with Sumit (75kg) and Naveen (90kg) also posting dominant wins to swell the host nation’s tally to seven guaranteed medals.

For Pawan, the moment

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