Six-time Asian Championships medallist Shiva Thapa and 2019 Asian Championships silver medallist Deepak Bhoria will headline the Indian squad for the upcoming IBA Men’s World Boxing Championships to be held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan from April 30 to May 14.
Shiva, who received a World Championships bronze medal in Doha, Qatar in 2015 can be trying so as to add one other medal to his title. He can be representing the nation within the 63.5 kg class.
Deepak, who has been one of the crucial improved and developed boxers in latest instances, can be shouldering the nation’s hopes within the 51kg Flyweight class.
He introduced himself on the worldwide stage in 2021 when he defeated the 2016 Rio Olympic gold medallist and 2019 World Champion Shakhobidin Zoirov of Uzbekistan on the Strandja Memorial match.
“Men’s team have been working extremely hard and I wish them all the best. I am confident each one of them will make the country proud. We had recently witnessed the Indian Women boxers giving one of the best medal haul of all time at the Delhi World Championshipon and I hope our boys will make us proud once again at the IBA Men’s World Boxing Championships.” stated Ajay Singh, President of the Boxing Federation of India (BFI).
The Championship will even function seven defending World Champions together with Sofiane Oumiha from France, Japan’s Tomoya Tsuboi and Sewonrets Okazawa, Loren Alfonso from Azerbaijan, Saken Bibossinov from Kazakhstan and Cuba’s Yoenlis Hernandez Martinez and Julio La Cruz.
The Indian Team will even have skilled campaigner and 2022 Asian Championships bronze medallist Mohammad Hussamuddin. He will field within the extremely aggressive 57 kg class on the showpiece occasion.
The Tashkent Championships have already seen a registration of round 640 boxers from 104 international locations.
Tokyo OIympian and 2019 Asian Championships silver medallist Ashish Chaudhary will even be representing the nation on the prestigious occasion for the second time and can be eager so as to add one other main medal to his title.
Govind Sahani, who lately received a silver medal on the strandja memorial boxing match can be exhibiting his abilities within the 48kg class. Meanwhile, 2021 World Youth Champion Sachin Siwach can be representing India on the 54kg bantamweight class. He can be wanting to proceed his spectacular kind so as to add to his medal tally.
Young pugilists Varinder Singh (60kg), Akash Sangwan (67kg), Nishant Dev (71kg) and Sumit Kundu (75kg), who had received the gold medal on the National Championships earlier this 12 months can be donning the Indian jersey of their respective classes. The quartet had represented the nation on the 2021 World championships and can be trying to make use of the expertise to be among the many medal winners this time.
Harsh Choudhary, who hails from Rajasthan can be making his debut on the World Championships within the 86 kg class whereas National Champions Naveen Kumar and Narender Berwal can be seen combating within the 92kg and 92+kg respectively.
The gold medalists 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 can be awarded USD 50,000 every.
The Indian crew will go away for Tashkent on April 17 as they’ll attend a multi-nation coaching camp earlier than the World Championships. In the seven Olympic weight categories- 51kg, 57kg, 63.5kg, 71kg, 80kg, 92kg and 92+kg, two boxers every will take part within the coaching camp.
INDIAN SQUAD
Govind Sahani (48kg), Deepak Bhoria (51kg), Sachin Siwach (54kg), Mohammad Hussamuddin (57kg), Varinder Singh (60kg), Shiva Thapa (63.5kg), Akash Sangwan (67kg), Nishant Dev (71kg), Sumit Kundu (75kg), Ashish Chaudhary (80kg), Harsh Choudhary (86kg), Naveen Kumar (92kg) and Narender Berwal (92+kg).
