Mohammad Hussamuddin (IANS)
In the Round of 32, Hussamuddin took on China’s Lyu Ping, who could not match the pace and depth of the Indian and ultimately misplaced the bout 5-0
Asian and Commonwealth Games bronze medallist Mohammad Hussamuddin (57kg) continued his good run with one other dominant efficiency as he progressed to the pre-quarterfinals of the IBA Men’s World Boxing Championships 2023 on Friday.
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In the Round of 32 bout, Hussamuddin took on China’s Lyu Ping and displayed his swift motion and intelligence to throw a mix of punches within the first spherical and acquire momentum.
After successful the primary spherical unanimously, the southpaw from India upped the ante within the subsequent and took the initiative to land heavy blows on his opponent whereas dodging Lyu’s punches. The Chinese boxer couldn’t match the pace and depth of Hussamuddin and ultimately misplaced the bout 5-0. He will subsequent tackle Russia’s Savvin Eduard within the pre-quarterfinal on Sunday.
On Friday, India suffered a setback as Asian Championships silver medallist Ashish went down towards two-time Olympic Champion Arlen Lopez of Cuba in a Round of 32 bout.
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Ashish went on the offensive within the first spherical however Arlen defended properly and hit some heavy counter-punches to win the primary spherical. The Indian boxer got here again strongly within the second spherical and took the sport to the opposition to win the spherical.
With all the things to play for within the final spherical, each the boxers went neck-and-neck and landed fierce punches in what was an intensely-fought bout. Both the boxers confirmed quite a lot of coronary heart and braveness however the Cuban boxer received the bout 5-2 after bout overview.
Later on Friday night time, Naveen (92 kg) will tackle Jeong Jae-min of South Korea.
On Saturday, two Indian boxers might be in motion within the Round of 32 bouts of their respective classes. Akash (67kg) will face China’s Fu Mingke whereas Nishant Dev (71kg) will tackle Korea’s Lee Sangmin.
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