Boxing World Championships: Indian boxers Deepak Bhoria (51kg) and Nishant Dev (71kg) have cruised to the quarterfinals of the Men’s Boxing World Championships 2023 after their dominant displays in the pre-quarters. After beating the Olympic medalist in the last round, Deepak breezed past China’s Zhangh Jiamao in a 5-0 unanimous verdict. Nishant also continued his good run and hardly broke a sweat as he registered a first-round RSC (referee stops the contest) win against Palestinian Foqahaa Nidal. Follow Boxing World Championships 2023 Live Updates with InsideSport.IN
Men’s World Boxing Championships: Deepak Bhoria Stuns Olympic Medallist To Storm Into IBA Men’s World Boxing Championships Pre-quarterfinals
Boxing World Championships: Nishant too strong for Nidal
𝐊𝐍𝐎𝐂𝐊𝐎𝐔𝐓 🥊 𝐅𝐑𝐎𝐌 𝐍𝐈𝐒𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐓 😍🔥
Into the Quarter-finals 🇮🇳💪@AjaySingh_SG l @debojo_m #TeamIndia#MWCHs#WorldChampionships#PunchMeinHaiDum#Boxing @nishantdevjr pic.twitter.com/CZ8S00f7Hz
— Boxing Federation (@BFI_official) May 9, 2023
Such was Nishant’s domination that he spent less than two minutes in the ring before being declared the winner.
The Indian southpaw resorted to body blows before striking Nidal with a powerful right hook that compelled the referee to give the Palestinian his first standing count.
A few seconds later Nishant unleashed a combination of left-right-left hooks as Nidal fell on the canvas, forcing the referee to give him his second count before stopping the contest.
Boxing World Championships: Bhoria’s brutal performance
Deepak continues to shine at the #MWCHs 🔥💥
Enters the Quarter-finals with a 5️⃣-0️⃣ win 🥊💪
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— Boxing Federation (@BFI_official) May 9, 2023
Competing in the 51kg Olympic category, Deepak put up a brilliant display once again.
While the first round was neck and neck, with both boxers exchanging blows, the 25-year-old Indian managed to take a slender 3-2 lead.
The Haryana boxer ramped up the tempo in the next six minutes. Deepak used his nimble foot to move around the ring, landing a combination of punches while also ducking away from his opponent’s attacks rather effortlessly.
On Sunday, Deepak pulled off one of the biggest upsets of the tournament when he upstaged Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist and 2021 world champion Saken Bibossinov of Kazakhstan.
Deepak was selected ahead of World Championship silver medallist Amit Panghal and the 25-year-old has put up impressive performances in all the three bouts he has played so far.
Later in the day, Sachin Siwach (54kg) and Akash Sangwan (67 kg) will be in action in their respective pre-quarterfinal bouts.
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