Deepak Bhoria (51kg), Hussamuddin (57kg) and Nishant Dev (71kg) created historical past on Wednesday as they assured not less than a bronze medal every by reaching the semi-finals of their respective classes on the ongoing IBA Men’s World Boxing Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
The Indian males’s boxers have secured three medals for the primary time within the historical past of the World Boxing Championships. Earlier, the perfect efficiency of the Indian males’s boxers was recorded in 2019 when Manish Kaushik and Amit Panghal clinched medals for the nation.Â
In the primary quarter-final bout of the day, Deepak defeated Diushebaev Nurzhigit of Kyrgyzstan by a 5-0 unanimous determination to storm into semis.
The Indian pugilist dominated the match from the start and used his fast motion and ring intelligence to win the primary spherical. Deepak was at his greatest within the second spherical in addition to he dodged his opponent’s assault proficiently and stayed forward within the match.
Nishant Dev storms into the semis with a dominating efficiency on the IBA Men’s Boxing Championship!
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The third spherical noticed Deepak taking part in neatly and negating the heavy assaults of Nurzhigit. The technique labored for the Indian boxer as he comfortably received the bout. He will now face B. Bennama of France within the semi-finals on Friday.
Meanwhile, Hussamuddin beat J. Diaz Ibanez of Bulgaria by a 4-3 cut up determination to verify one other medal for India on the ongoing event.Â
It was a neck-and-neck battle between each the boxers from the get-go as Hussamuddin took a while to gauge Ibanez’s actions. The Southpaw used his pace and motion to defend and land some heavy blows on his opponent whereas counter-punching.
The second spherical was moderately snug for the Indian pugilist as he rapidly judged his rival’s assaults and hit heavy punches. The third spherical noticed each the boxers throw warning to the wind and go on the offensive however Hussamuddin used his mixtures effectively to safe the win.Â
“It was a tough bout because my opponent was playing really rough and it caused me some problems but somehow I prevailed to win and proceed to the next round. I had made plans with the coach before the bout and implemented if perfectly in the match. Our plan was to keep moving in the ring and make my opponent work to reach me to attack and it worked perfectly as I hit a lot of side blows to gather points in the bout,” said Hussamuddin after the victory.
He added, ” I am feeling really great after securing a medal for India and now I am just two steps away from a gold medal. I am confident that I will win the gold in this tournament.”
Hussamuddin will go up in opposition to Saidel Horta of Cuba within the semi-finals on Friday.
Nishant Dev beat Jorge Cuellar Of Cuba by a 5-0 unanimous determination to safe the third medal of the day for India. The Indian pugilist was going through a taller boxer with an excellent peak benefit however used his actions and exact punches to realize a bonus over his rival within the first spherical.
The second spherical additionally went within the favour of the Indian boxer as he continued to be on high of his recreation and denied any scoring alternative to Cuellar. Nishant, then, continued his attacking intent within the third spherical as effectively to make sure a medal for the nation.
“It’s a great feeling to win a match against a Cuban boxer by a unanimous verdict. Our strategy was to create pressure on the opponent from the first round and stay strong mentally during the whole bout. I will take this positive mindset in the next round as well to reach the final. Securing a bronze medal at the World Championships is great but I will be back to India with a gold medal,” commented Nishant after the match.
Nishant Dev will combat Asian champion Aslanbek Shymbergenov of Kazakhstan within the semi-finals on Friday.
The ongoing event is witnessing the participation of 538 boxers, together with a number of Olympic medallists, from 107 nations.
