Indian boxer Sumit Kundu (75kg) upstaged world championship silver-medallist Dzhambulat Bizhamov of Russia to enter the second spherical however three others misplaced their opening bouts within the 73rd Strandja Memorial Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Competing in solely his second senior worldwide match, reigning nationwide champion Sumit prevailed 5-0 over his opponent on Sunday to arrange a conflict with Ukraine’s Oleksandr Khyzhniak.
However, Narender Berwal (+92kg), Varinder Singh (60kg) and Lakshya Chahar (86kg) misplaced their opening spherical clashes.
Narender went down 2-3 in opposition to Spain’s Ayoub Ghadfa Drissi whereas Varinder and Chahar misplaced to Russians Artur Subkhankulov and Sharabutdin Ataev by 5-0 and 4-1 margins respectively.
The second day of Europe’s oldest worldwide boxing match will see 4 Indian boxers beginning their campaigns.
Shiksha will face reigning Asian champion Dina Zholaman from Kazakhstan within the 54kg class, whereas Nitu (48kg) and Anamika (50kg) are the opposite two Indian girls who will start their marketing campaign.
Among males, Akash Sangwan (67kg), who acquired a bye within the opening spherical, will battle German pugilist Deniel Krotter in his second-round bout late this night.
The match options over 450 boxers from 36 international locations, together with conventional powerhouses similar to Kazakhstan, Italy, Russia and France.
A 17-member Indian contingent, together with seven males and 10 girls, is collaborating on the match.
India gained two medals within the final version with Deepak Kumar and Naveen Boora securing silver and bronze respectively.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
