India, July 19 -- Antim Panghal seems to have turned a corner after her disappointing exit from the Paris Olympics. At the international ranking series in Budapest, Antim was back to her feisty best, dominating bouts with flair and confidence.

It was her second gold at a ranking series this year, having won at the Ulaanbaatar Open in May. Her performance at the ongoing Polyak Imre & Varga Janos Memorial came against some tough opponents that included Zeynep Yetgil of Turkey, who stunned her in the Olympics first round. Antim demolished Zeynep 10-0 in Budapest. In the semi-finals, she crushed Felicity Taylor of USA by the same margin. The 53kg final against Natalia Malysheva was exciting, but the 20-year-old showed good control to win 7-4...