IBA World Boxing Championships 2023: Deepak, Hussamuddin and Nishant Eye Historic Gold for India

Gaining momentum from their extraordinary marketing campaign, star Indian pugilists Deepak Kumar, Mohammed Hussamuddin, and Nishant Dev will probably be aiming to clinch a first-ever gold medal for the nation as they gear as much as compete within the semi-finals of the IBA Men’s World Boxing Championship 2023 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan on Friday.

With three confirmed medals, India rank joint fourth within the medals tally on the prestigious match with hosts Uzbekistan (9), Cuba and Russia (6 every) and Kazakhstan (5) taking on the highest three spots.

The 2019 Asian silver medallist Deepak Kumar (51kg) will get India’s cost for the gold underway when he takes on the two-time Worlds bronze medallist Billal Bennama of France in his semi-finals bout. The 26-year-old Indian has had a scintillating marketing campaign in his second World Championships look thus far, recording three wins by unanimous choices and additionally toppling the Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Saken Bibossinov of Kazakhstan within the Round of 32.

Looking to take care of his stellar kind, Deepak will probably be giving it his all to achieve the ultimate the place he’ll both face the Rio Olympics gold medallist Hasanboy Dusmatov or the reigning European champion Martin Molina of Spain.

Competing in his debut World Championships marketing campaign, Mohammed Hussamuddin (57kg) will probably be aiming to efficiently attain the ultimate in his maiden look on the match when he takes to the ring in opposition to Saidel Horta of Cuba. The two-time Commonwealth Games bronze medallist has elevated his efficiency to the very best of ranges to prevail in all of his bouts on the match thus far.

The skilled campaigner hailing from Telangana will doubtlessly go face to face in opposition to the 2021 World Championships silver medallist Abdumalik Khalokov of Uzbekistan or Munarbek Seitbek-Uulu of Kyrgyztan upon reaching the ultimate.

One of India’s upcoming pugilists Nishant Dev (71kg), who has transformed his quarter-final end on the final World Championships to a assured medal on the present version will sq. off in opposition to the reigning Asian champion Aslanbek Shymbergenov of Kazakhstan within the semi-finals. The Karnal-born pugilist has displayed his supreme capability by his world class performances by notching three wins by unanimous choices and one by referee stopping the competition (RSC) thus far.

Certain to proceed his wealthy vein of kind, the 22-year-old will probably be decided to achieve the finals and tackle both the two-time Asian champion Saidjamshid Jafarov of Uzbekistan or the 2018 South American champion Wanderson de Oliveria of Brazil.

The ongoing match is witnessing the participation of 538 boxers, together with a number of Olympic medallists, from 107 nations. The gold medallists will stroll away with a prize cash of USD 200,000, the silver medallists are to be given USD 100,000 and each bronze-medallists will probably be awarded USD 50,000 every