Indian boxer Deepak Kumar's stupendous run at the 72nd Strandja Memorial tournament ended with a silver medal in Sofia, Bulgaria after he lost a fiercely-contested flyweight (52kg) final on Saturday. Deepak, an Asian silver-winner, was up against Bulgaria's Daniel Asenov, a two-time European championships gold-medallist. The bout ended in a split verdict in favour of the local favourite.

The Indian had created quite a flutter in the tournament when he stunned reigning Olympic and world champion -- Uzbekistan's Shakhobidin Zoirov -- in his semifinal showdown. On Saturday, the Bulgarian seemed the busier of the two boxers in the opening round and was sharper in his counter-attacking game. Asenov's consistently high guard also denied Deepak a clear shot for most part.