Sri Lanka, Jan. 28 -- Army boxers Piyal Dharmasena and Sanduni Priyadarshani clinched the titles of Most Scientific Boxers at the 97th National Boxing Championships, organised by the Boxing Association of Sri Lanka (BASL), which was concluded at the Galle Face Green in Colombo.

Veteran southpaw Piyal Dharmasena, a 34-year-old four-time national champion, delivered a knockout victory in the Bantamweight (under 54kg) final against 24-year-old Ravindu Jayanath Kumara of Vidyarathena SC. Dharmasena's calculated aggression and precision ended in a decisive right hook, earning him the Sir Henry Manning Challenge Cup for the Most Scientific Boxer of the Nationals.

On the women's side, Sanduni Priyadarshani, 33, displayed her experience in the ...