Debutant Nishant Dev (71kg) on Wednesday grew to become the seventh Indian boxer to enter the second spherical of the AIBA Men’s World Championship with a 5-0 win over Hungary’s László Kozak.
Dev will subsequent tackle Mauritius’ Merwen Clare, who received a bye within the first spherical and her victory continued the nation’s boxers’ unbeaten run within the present showpiece.
Dev’s victory was an ideal begin for the nation after Sumit (75kg) and Narendra Berwal (+92kg) entered the second spherical of their respective classes with spectacular victories late final evening.
Sumit beat Jamaica’s Damon O’Neill 5-0, whereas Narendra confronted some powerful challenges earlier than registering a 4-1 win over Poland’s Oscar Safarian.
In the subsequent spherical, Sumit will face Abdumalik Boltayev of Tajikistan, whereas Mohamed Kendeh of Sierra Leone is ready for Berwal.
Four others, together with Asian medalists Shiva Thapa (63.5kg) and Deepak Bohria (51kg), had made it to the second spherical of their respective classes earlier within the match.
Later this night, Varinder Singh will tackle Armenia’s Karen Tonkanyan in his 60kg opening bout.
Govind Sahni (48kg) and Lakshya Chahar (86kg) are the opposite two Indians who will likely be seen in motion on Wednesday evening.
Chahar will face Kim Hyonkyu of Korea. On the opposite hand, Sawhney will tackle Billy Arias of Ecuador in a match of 32 rounds. All three are debuting in world showpieces.
With over 600 boxers from over 100 nations within the fray, many rivals should win no less than three bouts in some classes to achieve the quarter-final stage.
Prize cash of USD 100,000 will likely be given to the gold winners within the showpiece.
USD 50,000 is to be given to the silver medalists, and USD 25,000 will likely be awarded to each the bronze medalists. The whole prize cash is USD 2.6 million.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
