Published By: Ritayan Basu
Last Updated: May 02, 2023, 09:14 IST
Indian boxer Mohammad Hussamuddin (BFI)
Mohammad Hussamuddin made lightwork of Macedonia’s Alen Rustemovski within the opening spherical with a dominating 5-0 win at the IBA Men’s World Boxing Championships 2023
Proficient pugilist Mohammad Hussamuddin put up a stunning show and kicked off India’s marketing campaign at the IBA Men’s World Boxing Championships 2023 in fashion by registering a stellar victory in Tashkent, Uzbekistan on Monday.
The two-time Commonwealth Games bronze medallist Hussamuddin (57kg) made lightwork of Macedonia’s Alen Rustemovski within the opening spherical with a dominating 5-0 win. The Telangana-born pugilist made a cautious begin to the bout however shifted gears fantastically to assert his dominance over the Macedonian.
Making use of his energy and excessive technical skill, Hussamuddin was ready to land punches precisely and safe the victory with a unanimous determination.
In the 60kg class, Varinder Singh went down preventing in opposition to Mujibillo Tursunov of Uzbekistan and exited the competitors after struggling a 0-5 defeat.
On Tuesday, Tokyo Olympian and 2019 Asian Championships Ashish Chaudhary and debutant Harsh Choudhary will take to the ring for his or her respective event openers. Ashish (80kg) will sq. off in opposition to Meysam Gheshlaghi of Iran whereas Harsh (86kg) will face Billy McAllister of Australia.
BFI has fielded a 13-man contingent to compete at the the on-going occasion that’s witnessing the participation of 538 boxers, together with a number of Olympic medallists, from 107 international locations.
So far, a complete of seven Indian male pugilists have received medals at the World Boxing championships and the nation’s proficient pugilists might be decided to improve that quantity at the present version of the event.
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