new delhi boxer amit phangal claimed a silver after losing to englands galal yafai in the mens flyweight category at the commonwealth games in gold coast australia on saturdayalso read gold for mary kom on cwg debutamit lost a close bout after going down 2829 2730 2928 2828 2829 via split verdict the 22yearold amit originally hails from mayna village near rohtak haryana where he was spotted by coach anil dhankar who is from the same village the coach has trained amit since he was a kid amit won a bronze at the aiba world boxing championships last year and this is his first appearance in the commonwealth game his tendency of getting overawed led to amits defeat in the semis of the world championships at the hands of olympic champion hasanboy dusmatov last year but his coach says the young pugilist has learnt from that experienceamit trained at the combat boxing club in sector 39 under dhankar for several years before joining the army as a junior commissioned officer but he still makes it a point to visit his old academy and coach every time he is in town in gurgaon amit is a stalwart despite his age in the three statelevel competitions he has participated in here he has triumphed every single time without losing a single round