Manju settles for silver at World Boxing C'ships

Ulan-Ude (Russia): Manju Rani (48 kg) settled for a silver as she went down by a scoreline of 1-4 to Russia's Ekaterina Paltceva in the summit clash of the World Boxing Championships 2019, here on Sunday.

The judges points went in favour of the Russian pugilist as it read 29-28, 29-28, 29-28, 28-29, 29-28.

With Manju's silver, India take their tally to four medals in the event as three bronze were bagged by veteran Mary Kom (51 kg), who had lost her semi-final bout, Jamuna Boro (54 kg) and Lovlina Borgohain (69 kg).