Nadeeka caught off guard as boxing medal slips away Boxer Nadeeka Pushpakumari Ranasinghe a gallant display Source:Dailynews A momentary loss of concentration cost Sri Lanka boxer Nadeeka Pushpakumari Ranasinghe a possible boxing medal in the women’s minimum weight class quarter-final against Botswana’s Lethabo Bokamoso Modukanele on the sixth day of competition at the XXII Commonwealth Games on Wednesday. Lanky Ranasinghe, 31, boxed with great composure towering over her slightly shorter adversary displaying good body movements and unleashing speedy combinations. After being edged out in the first round she got the nod of the judges in the second round as she stepped up the tempo and took the fight to her opponent. It was a pretty even contest in the third round as both boxers fought toe to toe but the gritty 25-year-old from Botswana caught Ranasinghe off guard in the last 30 seconds forcing a mandatory standing ‘eight’ count after ...

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