Competing in his maiden international event, Sagar lost the gold medal bout to home favourite Delicious Orie via a 5-0 unanimous decision late on Sunday.
The 20-year-old, who surprised everyone with his powerful performance in the earlier bouts, was forced to defend in the opening round as Orie assumed the role of the aggressor.
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But the Indian defended well and also managed to land some counter punches with all five judges ruling in his favour.
However a minute into the second round, the Haryana pugilist, who belongs to a family of farmers, seemed to have tired as he repeatedly resorted to clinching, which also earned him a warning by the referee.
By the third round, Sagar looked completely spent but managed to land a few jabs. He also started bleeding as one of Orie’s punches left a cut above his left eye.
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The Englishman took full advantage of that connected a flurry of upper cuts to take the title.
Despite the loss in the final it was a successful campaign for the youngster, who took up the sport five years ago after reading a newspaper article on the 2015 ‘Fight of the Century’ between boxing legends Floyd Mayweather Jr and Manny Pacquiao.
The Indian boxing contingent will return with seven medals, including three gold, a silver and three bronze.
Nikhat Zareen (50kg), Amit Panghal (51kg) and Nitu Ghanghas (48kg) are India’s three gold medallists.
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