More Sports Boxing Boxing Strandja Memorial boxing: Gaurav Solanki, Naman Tanwar enter quarterfinals India’s Gaurav Solanki and Naman Tanwar deliver contrasting wins in the pre-quarterfinals. PTI New Delhi 17 February, 2019 11:33 IST Gaurav Solanki will face Uzbekistan’s Fayzov Khudonyazar in the next round. File Photo: Getty Images PTI New Delhi 17 February, 2019 11:33 IST With contrasting wins, India’s Gaurav Solanki and Naman Tanwar — both Commonwealth Games 2018 medallists — entered the quarterfinals of the 70th Strandja Memorial boxing tournament, held at Sofia, Bulgaria.In the 52kg category, Solanki defeated Kazakhstan’s Anvar Muzaparov 3-2 on Saturday night. The 19-year-old Tanwar, on the other hand, got the better of Poland’s Michal Soczynski 5-0 in a dominating performance.Solanki faces Uzbekistan’s Fayzov Khudonyazar — who defeated Bulgaria’s Tinko Banabakov in the pre-quarterfinals — in the next round, while Tanwar faces Ukraine’s Serhii Horskov, who overcame Serbia’s Darko Stankovic.Dahiya bows outHowever, it was curtains for another Indian, Ankush Dahiya, the Ulaan Baatar Cup gold-medallist. Dahiya lost to Macedonia’s Jasin Ljama, the bout lasting just over a minute before the referee stopped the contest. Dahiya is also a former Asian youth silver-medallist.India’s best medal haul at this prestigious European event was in 2018 — it had won 11 medals, two of them gold. Subscribe to our daily newsletter Get your daily dose of Sportstar with handpicked stories delivered right to your inbox! SUBSCRIBE Please enter a valid email address.