Ana Godinez proved to be the gamechanger for Punjab Royals with a dominating 11-2 win over Dudova Bilyana Zhivkova in the 62kg to seal the match and full points for her team in the Pro Wrestling League (PWL) here.
The victory helped Punjab Royals post a 5-4 victory against Maharashtra Kesari, which ended its campaign with six points in five matches with 23 bout wins. Royals raced to a 4–1 lead before Kesari fought back to make it 4-3 as Godinez sealed the result.
The results: Punjab Royals bt Maharashtra Kesari 5-4 [Men: 57kg: Atish Todkar (Kesari) bt Chirag Chhikara (Royals) 13-10; 65kg: Tevanyan Vazgen (Kesari) bt Anuj Kumar (Royals) 12-0; 74kg: Chander Mohan (Royals) bt Yash (Kesari) 18-0; 86kg: Sandeep Maan (Royals) bt Amit (Kesari) 8-7; 125kg: Robert Baran (Kesari) bt Dinesh Dhankhar (Royals) 10-1; Women: 53kg: Meenakshi (Royals) bt Guzman Lopez Yusneylis (Kesari) 6-0; 57kg: Manisha Bhanvala (Kesari) bt Rajnita Jangra (Royals) 2-1; 62kg: Ana Godinez (Royals) bt Dudova Bilyana Zhivkova (Kesari) 11-2; 76kg: Priya Malik (Royals) bt Diksha Malik (Kesari) by Fall 10-0.
Published – January 27, 2026 05:47 pm IST
