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BFI Cup 2025: Services Boxers dominate as Vishwanath, Husamuddin, Vanshaj and Others strike Gold

Chennai, Oct 7 (UNI) Services boxers reaffirmed their dominance on the national circuit as the men’s competition of the inaugural BFI Cup 2025 concluded in Chennai on Tuesday, as notable names including Vishwanath, Husamuddin, Vanshaj, Sachin and Ankush picked up gold medals.
Asian U-22 champion S. Vishwanath (Services) opened the day with a commanding 5:0 win over Ashish (Haryana) in the (47–50kg) category, while Ashish (Services) edged Navraj (AIP) 3:2 in a thrilling (50–55kg) final. World Championships bronze medallist Mohammad Husamuddin (Services) continued his fine run, defeating Sagar Jakhar (SAI) 5:0 in the (55–60kg) bout. In the (60–65kg) category, Vanshaj (Services) prevailed over teammate Preet Malik (Services) in a close 3:2 contest, while Sumit Kumar (SAI) displayed complete control in the (65–70kg) final with a 5:0 win over Rajat (Services). Sachin (Services) maintained the team’s dominance with a 5:0 victory against Neeraj (Haryana) in the (70–75kg) bout, before Ankush (Services) recorded another one-sided 5:0 win over Aman (Chandigarh) in the (75–80kg) final.
Among the heavier divisions, Naveen Boora (Services) overcame Vinit (Railways) 3:0 in the (80–85kg) category, while Daksh (SAI) edged Vishal Gupta (Services) 3:2 to claim the (85–90kg) title. The competition concluded with Sawan Gill (Chandigarh) defeating Lakshya Rathi (SAI) 3:2 in the (90–90 kg) super heavyweight final. With seven gold medals, Services emerged as the top-performing unit, followed by Haryana and Railways, who finished second and third respectively as per total medals tally.
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