Last Updated: May 12, 2023, 20:45 IST
(*3*)Deepak Kumar and Nishant Dev on the IBA Men’s World Boxing Championship 2023 (BFI)
Deepak Kumar and Nishant Dev misplaced their semi-finals and acquired bronze on the IBA Men’s World Boxing Championship 2023
The 2019 Asian silver medallist Deepak Kumar acquired a bronze medal after shedding to two-time Worlds bronze medallist Billal Bennama of France in his 51kg semi-finals bout as Nishant Dev too misplaced his 71kg semi-final, to reigning Asian champion Aslanbek Shymbergenov of Kazakhstan on the IBA Men’s World Boxing Championship 2023 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan on Friday.
Deepak Kumar misplaced his bout to Billal Bennama by 3-4 on factors after the bout was reviewed.
Nishant Dev misplaced 2-5 to Shymbergenov.
On the opposite hand, Mohammad Hussamudin was compelled to withdraw from the match as a result of a knee damage about an hour earlier than his semifinal bout.
The 29-year-old Hussamudin sustained a knee damage in his quarterfinal bout towards J. Diaz Ibanez of Bulgaria and determined towards risking aggravation.
With three bronze, India ranked joint fourth in the medals tally on the prestigious match with hosts Uzbekistan (9), Cuba and Russia (6 every) and Kazakhstan (5) taking over the highest three spots.
“Hussamuddin provides a walkover as a result of damage and settles for bronze. He had a knee damage in the final bout after which he had ache and swelling,” Boxing Federation of India (BFI) said in a statement.
“After careful and detailed assessment by medical team, Team Management have decided that he won’t take part in the semi final bout which is to take place today as he doesn’t want the injury to aggravate rather recover for future competitions.”
Displaying unwavering grit, the 2019 Asian silver medallist Deepak (51kg) put up a tenacious battle earlier than happening 3-4 towards the two-time Worlds bronze medallist Billal Bennama of France in the semi-finals after the bout was reviewed. The Hisar-born pugilist made a cautious begin to the bout and conceded the primary spherical by 2:3 earlier than showcasing immense resilience to battle again and prevail in the second spherical with the identical scoreline.
Both pugilists went toe-to-toe in the closely-contested bout however in the tip it was the French boxer who narrowly edged over Deepak to safe a hard-fought victory on factors.
Similar to Deepak, Nishant (71kg), additionally endured a fiercely contested 2-5 loss after his bout was reviewed towards the reigning Asian champion Aslanbek Shymbergenov of Kazakhstan. The 22-year-old showcased a dynamic and aggressive method all through the bout however did not defeat the Kazakh regardless of his greatest efforts.
Meanwhile, as a result of a knee damage, suffered in the quarter-finals, two-time Commonwealth Games bronze medallist Hussamuddin needed to sadly give a walkover and accept bronze in his debut World Championships marketing campaign.
After the good performances, Deepak, Hussamuddin and Nishant have added their names in Indian boxing historical past books as three of the ten World Championships medallists from the nation until now. This was additionally the very first time that India clinched three medals at a single version of the match.
The prestigious match witnessed the participation of 538 boxers, together with a number of Olympic medallists, from 107 international locations. The bronze-medallists will probably be awarded USD 50,000 every.
