Nishant Dev
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World championships bronze medallist Nishant Dev (71kg) recorded a complete 5-0 victory over Christos Karaitis of Greece to succeed in the quarterfinals of the primary World Olympic boxing qualifier late on Sunday.
Nishant, the lone Indian left within the occasion, took the three rounds of the pre-quarterfinal bout with 5-0, 4-1, 4-1 verdicts.
The Indian southpaw started cautiously earlier than displaying his combos and counterattacks to achieve floor because the Greek acquired a standing depend through the contest.
A step away from securing a quota place, Nishant shall be up towards 2021 World championships silver medallist Omari Jones of the USA within the quarterfinals.
The semifinalists will earn quota locations within the Paris Olympics.
