Five-time Asian medalist Shiva Thapa (63.5kg) superior to the pre-quarterfinals with a knockout win however former World Championships bronze-winner Gaurav Bidhuri (57kg) suffered an early loss on the males’s nationwide boxing championships right here on Friday. later out.
Representing Assam, Thapa defeated Shubham Mamta of Steel Plant Sports Board (SPSB) within the opening spherical of his bout. Shubham was handled by the medical workforce after his steadiness deteriorated within the ring.
“It’s a ache but it surely ought to be nice. They will probably be re-evaluated tomorrow,” a prime match official informed PTI.
However, Bidhuri (Railway Sports Promotion Board) was defeated by Sachin of Haryana, who received the match 4–1. Sachin is the present youth world champion.
Another Haryana boxer and South Asian Games champion Ankit Khatana entered the quarterfinals of 75kg, defeating Dharam Pal of Himachal Pradesh in a unanimous victory.
Telangana’s Savio Dominic Michael (54kg) and Goa’s Ashok Patil (67kg) additionally entered the last-eight stage with an equal 4-1 victory.
Savio defeated Krishna Jora of Jharkhand, Ashok Patil defeated Mohan Chander of Himachal Pradesh.
Other boxers who progressed on the third day of the championship included Chandigarh’s Kuldeep Kumar (48kg) and Sachin.
Kuldeep made it to the quarter-finals after a snug 4-0 win over Rajasthan’s Sushil Saharan.
In the 75kg class, Maharashtra boxer Nikhil Dubey continued his stellar run within the match and entered the quarter-finals.
He defeated Venu Mandla of Telangana within the last-16 match by ‘RSC’ (Refer Stops the Contest) determination.
The gold medal profitable Indian workforce from this occasion will make it to the World Championships to be held in Belgrade subsequent month.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
