India’s Deepak Bhoria, left, throughout his 51kg quarterfinal match in opposition to Diushebaev Nurzhigit of Kyrgyzstan, on the IBA Men’s World Boxing Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Wednesday, May 10, 2023.
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The Indian problem on the World boxing championships got here to an finish with Deepak Bhoria (51kg), Mohammad Hussamuddin (57kg) and Nishant Dev (71kg) settling for bronze medals in Tashkent on Friday.
While Bhoria and Nishant went down preventing within the semifinals, Hussamuddin withdrew earlier than his bout as a consequence of a knee damage. Nevertheless, they ensured India’s best-ever medal depend within the males’s occasion.
Bhoria, a ninth-place finisher within the 2021 version, misplaced 4-3 to fourth-seeded two-time Worlds bronze medallist and reigning European champion Billal Bennama in a neck-and-neck battle.
Bennama exhibited his swift left jabs from a protracted vary, however Deepak closed the hole and landed stable combos within the last minute of the primary spherical however might cease the Frenchman from successful it 3-2.
Bhoria made a superb comeback within the second 3-2 by connecting some spectacular blows.
Bennama relied on his left punches, whereas Bhoria delivered his units of left-right blows on track to inflict a depend on the Frenchman. Bennama was declared the winner following overview of the bout.
Nishant was overwhelmed 5-2 by fourth-seeded Asian champion Aslanbek Shymbergenov of Kazakhstan.
Even because the Kazakh used his correct combos, southpaw Nishant showcased his superb left jabs earlier than dropping the opening spherical 2-3.
Shymbergenov’s spectacular left-right combos and clear proper crosses acquired him one other 3-2 verdict in opposition to Nishant, who displayed his counters together with an outstanding proper hook.
In the fiercely-fought third spherical, Dev confirmed extra aggression to take the duel to bout overview however couldn’t advance to the ultimate.
Hussamuddin gave a walkover to his Cuban opponent Saidel Horta as a result of damage he obtained throughout his quarterfinal bout. The Boxing Federation of India (BFI) mentioned Hussamuddin, who had ache and swelling in his knee, was not fielded within the semifinals with the intention to forestall the damage from getting aggravated.
