Published By: Ritayan Basu
Last Updated: May 08, 2023, 10:35 IST
IBA World Boxing Championships: Deepak and Hussamuddin (BFI)
Sumit and Narender Berwal went down of their respective bouts to bow out of the IBA Men’s World Boxing Championships
Indian pugilist Deepak (51kg) shocked Tokyo Olympic bronze medallist and 2021 World Champion Saken Bibossinov on Sunday to attain the pre-quarterfinals on the IBA Men’s World Boxing Championships, whereas Hussamuddin (57kg) additionally registered a victory to advance to the quarter-finals.
Meanwhile, Sumit (75kg) and Narender Berwal (92+kg) went down of their respective bouts to bow out of the event.
Sumit confronted Russia’s Pavel Sosulin in his first bout on the ongoing IBA Men’s World Boxing Championships and made a vivid begin. He used his highly effective punches to good impact and took the primary spherical by 3-2 earlier than profitable the second spherical by the identical scoreline. However, he wasn’t in a position to keep the momentum within the last spherical and misplaced to Sosulin in a 1-3 cut up verdict.
On the opposite hand, Narender Berwal (92+kg) struggled to discover his toes proper from the primary spherical in opposition to Fernando Arzola of Cuba. He tried to land some heavy blows on his opponent however Arzola proved to be too fast for him in all three rounds of the match because the Indian pugilist went down by 0-5 unanimous resolution.
Earlier at this time, Deepak began the bout slowly and took a while to get into the rhythm of the sport however Bibossinov used it to his benefit and landed some punches. The Indian boxer ended the primary spherical strongly and hit his opponent with a flurry of punches however misplaced by 2-3.
After the second spherical, Deepak was trailing earlier than mounting an important comeback within the last spherical. He picked up the tempo and moved round swiftly all through the bout, whereas hitting his opponent with some onerous blows. Deepak evaded the Kazakh boxer’s punches constantly and impressed the judges to win by 5-2 after the choice went to bout evaluation.
Deepak will face Zhang Jiamao of China in his subsequent bout and can look to register one other huge win within the event.
“My goal was to play with persistence for the reason that begin of the bout and collect as many factors as I can. The first two rounds had been powerful however I used to be centered on not dropping my persistence and ready for the correct second to assault. Coaches had advised me to lure my opponent with the correct punch earlier than utilizing my left hook to good impact. It labored as I join plenty of left hooks to get factors. Every bout is essential for me and I play each match prefer it’s a last match for me. I’m centered on profitable my subsequent bout now,” commented Deepak after the victory.
On the other hand, Hussamuddin faced Russia’s Savvin Eduard in the pre-quarters. The Indian pugilist dominated the bout from the start and never gave any chance of a comeback to his opponent.
Hussamuddin was quicker than his Russian opponent in the second round as well. In the third round, he kept on counter-punching smartly to register a 5-0 win. He will go up against Bulgaria’s Javier Diaz Ibanez in the quarter-finals of the tournament.
The ongoing tournament is witnessing the participation of 538 boxers, including several Olympic medallists, from 107 countries.
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