Indian boxer Satish Kumar (+91kg) eased into the quarterfinals of his debut Olympic Games, defeating Jamaica’s Ricardo Brown in his opening bout in Tokyo on Thursday (July 29). In the battle of two debutants, Satish prevailed 4-1, a cushty win for him regardless of the cut up verdict.
The 32-year-old two-time Asian Championships bronze-winner Indian was helped by Brown’s poor footwork all through the bout although he did find yourself sustaining a lower on his brow. Next up for Satish is Uzebkistan’s Bakhodir Jalolov, the reigning world and Asian champion. Jalolov out-punched Azerbaijan’s Mahammad Abdullayev 5-0 in his last-16 bout.
Our Baazigar #SatishKumar beats ‘s R Brown 4-1 in Round of 16 of +91 kg and enters the Quarter finals at @Tokyo2020
1 step away from securing a medal #RingKeBaazigar#boxing#Tokyo2020#Cheer4India#TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/1MFnAVyZf0
— Boxing Federation (@BFI_official) July 29, 2021
Satish, additionally a 2018 Commonwealth Games silver-medallist, dominated along with his proper hand and allowed Brown to repeatedly make the error of lunging in with little or no stability. Brown gave the impression to be on the lookout for that one large punch that might unsettle the Indian however failed miserably, owing to his incapability to maneuver rapidly sufficient.
The Indian, compared, was mild on his toes and thereby sharper in responding to Brown’s assaults. The 31-year-old Brown, who’s the primary boxer from his nation to qualify for the Games since 1996, was Jamaica’s flag-bearer on the opening ceremony.
He is the co-founder of ‘Sensi Juice’, an natural juice firm based mostly in Canada. The juices which might be produced by his firm are infused with Cannabis. Brown additionally labored as a chef in Jamaica until 2014.
(with company inputs)
