Last Updated: February 20, 2023, 20:00 IST
Nishant Dev, the 2022 National champion, kicked off his marketing campaign with a stellar victory on the Strandja Memorial International Boxing Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria on Monday.
Squaring off in opposition to Wang Peicheng of China within the 71kg bout, Nishant began by showcasing his swift motion and effectively dodging his opponent’s assaults. The southpaw neatly shifted gears because the bout progressed and utilised his attacking prowess to maintain Peicheng at bay.
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The Haryana-born boxer was in cruise management all through the bout, touchdown highly effective, correct punches to say dominance over his Chinese counterpart and securing a 5-0 victory by unanimous resolution. He will now face the 2020 Olympic Games bronze medallist Aidan Walsh of Ireland within the Round of 16 on Tuesday.
In the opposite bout of the day, Sunita went down combating in opposition to Patricio Shera Ma of the USA within the 54kg class, struggling a 0:5 defeat.
Later tonight, 5 extra Indian pugilists will start their respective campaigns by taking to the ring for his or her bouts.
The 2022 Asian Championships bronze medallist Sumit shall be in motion as he takes on Sotiropoulos Iason of Greece within the males’s 75kg class.
While Kalaivani will face Tesara Cleo of the Philippines within the girls’s 48kg class, Anamika and Vinakshi shall be up in opposition to Chang Yuan of China and Hamzayeva Aghamaliyeva Mashati of Azerbaijan within the 50kg and 57kg classes respectively.
The standout fixture of the day shall be between the 2022 Asian Championships bronze medallist Ankushita Boro and embellished Irish pugilist Amy Broadhurst, who’s the reigning world champion within the girls’s 66kg class. All 4 girls pugilists shall be contesting within the Round of 16 stage.
The document six-time Asian medallist Shiva Thapa and two-time Commonwealth bronze medallist Mohammad Hussamuddin shall be commencing with their match openers on Tuesday. Thapa will tackle Lundgaard Jensen Frederik of Denmark within the 63.5kg class whereas Hussamuddin will face Lyu Ping of China within the 57kg class.
The 2018 World Championships bronze medallist Simranjit Kaur will get underway on the match as she squares off in opposition to Scanlon Danielle of Australia within the 60kg class on Wednesday.
The prestigious match is witnessing the participation of 398 pugilists, together with 256 males and 142 girls which is the very best ever within the competitors’s historical past.
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