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Deepak, Hussamuddin and Nishant eye more glory at World Boxing Championships – Times of India

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: History is already created. Now the Indian boxers Deepak Bhoria, Mohammed Hussamuddin and Nishant Dev will have a chance to further etch their names in the record books when they step inside the ring for their semifinal bouts at World Boxing Championships in Tashkent on Friday.This is the first time Indian men's boxers have secured three medals in the history of the World Championships.What made the achievement more valuable is that all three medals have come in Olympic categories ahead of the Asian Games scheduled to be held in September-October this year, which is the first qualifying event for the Paris Olympics.In 2019, Amit Panghal became the first Indian male boxer to reach the final, which was a gigantic step forward for the sport in the country and now Deepak, H...
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Deepak, Nishant storm into World Boxing Championships quarterfinals | Boxing News – Times of India

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Indian boxers Deepak Bhoria (51kg) and Nishant Dev (71kg) continued their impressive run by advancing into the quarterfinals of the men's World Boxing Championships in Tashkent on Tuesday.Deepak produced another commanding performance as he brushed aside China's Zhangh Jiamao by a 5-0 unanimous verdict in the 51kg round of 16 bout.Nishant also had an easy last 16 contest as he registered a first-round RSC (referee stops the contest) win against Palestine's Foqahaa Nidal.Meanwhile, Akash Sangwan (67 kg) and Sachin Siwach (54kg) bowed out of the tournament after facing defeats in their respective pre-quarterfinal matches.Akash Sangwan (67 kg) went down 0-5 against Kazakhstan's Dulat Bekbauov. The Indian pugilist had a slow start and grew into the game with every round but...
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Sachin enters World Boxing Championships pre-quarters; Naveen, Govind bow out | Boxing News – Times of India

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Indian boxer Sachin Siwach (54kg) made a superb start on his World Boxing Championships debut by advancing into the pre-quarterfinals with a comfortable victory over Moldova's Serghei Novac in Tashkent on Monday.Sachin dominated the match from the beginning and registered a 5-0 unanimous decision over his opponent. The 2021 World Youth champion started aggressively and never let his guard down in the first round. He continued with the same strategy in the second round as well. He landed some heavy punches on his opponent with swift movements. Sachin was all over Novach in the third and final round with precise hits and received the decision of all the judges in his favour.He will now face top seed Kazakhstan's Makhmud Sabyrkhan in pre-quarters on Tuesday.On the other ha...
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World Boxing Championships: Deepak stuns Tokyo bronze medallist, Hussamuddin enters last-eight | Boxing News – Times of India

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Indian boxer Deepak (51kg) caused one of the biggest upsets at the World Boxing Championships as he stunned Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist and 2021 World Champion Saken Bibossinov on Sunday to reach the pre-quarterfinals.Hussamuddin (57kg) continued his good run registering another commanding victory to advance to the quarter-finals and now stands just one win away from securing the medal.Deepak started the bout slowly and took some time to get into the rhythm of the game but Bibossinov used it to his advantage and landed some punches. The Indian boxer ended the first round strongly and hit his opponent with a flurry of punches but lost by 2-3. After the second round, Deepak was trailing before mounting a great comeback in the final round. He picked up the pace and mov...
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World Boxing Championships: Narender enters quarters; Govind and Deepak in pre-quarters | Boxing News – Times of India

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Narender Berwal posted a stellar victory to move into the quarter-finals of the Men’s World Boxing Championships while Govind Sahani and Deepak Kumar entered the pre-quarters as India dominated the proceedings in Tashkent, Uzbekistan on Thursday.Last edition's quarter-finalist, Narender (+92kg) started his quest for a World Championships medal by defeating Muhammad Abroridinov of Tajikistan 4-1 in a keenly contested encounter. Both pugilists who won bronze at the 2022 Asian Championships went all out in the neck-and-neck bout from the word go.Narender landed powerful punches and dodged his opponent’s attacks from close range to have the upper hand in the first round. In spite of a stern fight put up by Abroridinov, the Hisar-born pugilist continued to attack on the fron...
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Ashish makes PQFs, Harsh ousted in Men’s World Boxing Championships

[ad_1] Tokyo Olympian Ashish Chaudhary advanced to the 80kg pre-quarterfinals with a split decision win over Meysam Gheshlaghi of Iran at the Men’s World Boxing Championships here on Tuesday. Ashish secured a hard-fought 4-1 victory against the former Asian Championships silver medalist. The 28-year-old from Himachal Pradesh displayed his attacking intent from the word go by landing powerful jabs to keep his opponent at bay in the first round.Ashish, the 2019 Asian Championships silver medalist, then utilised his smart movement and supreme technical ability to edge past the Iranian. He will now face a tough challenge from the two-time Olympic champion Arlen Lopez of Cuba in the round of 16. Meanwhile, debutant Harsh Choudhary bowed out of the competition after suffering a 0-5 unanimous d...
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Ashish advances to pre-quarters of World Boxing Championships | Boxing News – Times of India

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Indian boxer Ashish Chaudhary moved into the 80kg pre-quarterfinals of the Men's World Boxing Championships 2023 after recording an emphatic victory against Meysam Gheshlaghi of Iran in Tashkent, Uzbekistan on Tuesday.Ashish secured a 4-1 victory against the 2021 Asian Championships silver medallist Gheshlaghi.The 28-year-old dynamic pugilist from Himachal Pradesh displayed his attacking intent from the word go by landing powerful jabs to keep his opponent at bay in the first round.The Indian, who has a 2019 Asian Championships silver medal to his name, utilised his smart movement and supreme technical ability to edge past the Iranian pugilist in the next rounds and eventually sealed the win. Ashish will now face a tough challenge from the two-time Olympic champion Arle...
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Hussamuddin off to winning start at Men’s World Boxing Championships | Boxing News – Times of India

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Mohammad Hussamuddin produced a stellar performance to kick off India's campaign at the Men's World Boxing Championships with a lop-sided victory over Macedonia's Alen Rustemovski in Tashkent, Uzbekistan on Monday.The two-time Commonwealth Games bronze medallist Hussamuddin (57kg) made lightwork of Rustemovski in the opening round with a dominating 5-0 win. The Telangana-born pugilist made a cautious start to the bout but shifted gears superbly to assert his dominance over the Macedonian. Making use of his strength and high technical ability, Hussamuddin was able to land punches accurately and secure the victory with a unanimous decision. In the 60kg category, Varinder Singh went down fighting against Mujibillo Tursunov of Uzbekistan and exited the competition after suf...
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PM Modi congratulates Lovlina, Nikhat for winning gold at World Boxing Championships | Boxing News – Times of India

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday congratulated boxers Nikhat Zareen and Lovlina Borgohain for winning gold medals at the Boxing World Championships in the national capital.While Nikhat added a second world title to her name, Lovlina broke the 'bronze jinx' to claim her first-ever gold medal at the tournament."Congratulations @LovlinaBorgohai for her stupendous feat at the Boxing World Championships. She showed great skill. India is delighted by her winning the Gold medal," PM Modi wrote in a Tweet.Congratulations @LovlinaBorgohai for her stupendous feat at the Boxing World Championships. She showed great skill.… https://t.co/vWwkVeVZeZ— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) 1679844832000"Congratulations to Nikhat Zareen for her spectacular victory at the World Boxing Cham...
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Nikhat Zareen clinches second successive World Boxing Championships gold with 5-0 win over Thi Tam Nguyen | Boxing News – Times of India

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Star India boxer Nikhat Zareen rewrote the record books, clinching her second successive Women's World Boxing Championships title in the national capital on Sunday. Nikhat outclassed Nguyen Thi Tam of Vietnam 5-0 in the 50kg fly weight final to retain her World title. With the win, Nikhat became only the second Indian to win multiple gold medals after legendary MC Mary Kom at the Women's World Boxing Championships. Mary Kom won six World Championships gold in her illustrious career (2002, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010 and 2018)Nikhat now has Worlds gold in 2022 and 2023 editions.The Indian’s breath-taking performance saw her prevail in the first round with a 5-0 scoreline before Nguyen bounced back in the second round with a 3-2 scoreline to set up a grand slam finish. In the ...
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Women’s World Boxing Championship: India wins 2 golds, eyes set on two more today

[ad_1] Moments after being crowned world champions, Nitu Ghanghas, 22, ran to India’s national coach Bhaskar Bhatt and wept in his arms; Saweety Boora, 30, pumped her fist at the camera, called for an Indian flag, and waved it. On Saturday, two gold medals were at stake for India at the Women’s World Boxing Championship here – Nitu, harbouring hopes of glory at the Paris Olympics, and Saweety, a veteran of many battles. Both didn’t disappoint, setting the stage for Nikhat Zareen and Lovlina Borgohain on Sunday to complete the gold rush. Nitu defeated Mongolia’s  Lutsaikhan Altantsetseg in the 48-kg final in a 5-0 unanimous decision, while Saweety (81 kg) defeated China’s Wang Lina with a 4-3 split decision. If India wins in both the categories on Sunday, it will equal its 2006 haul, whe...
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Renowned boxing coach Dmitry Dmitruk will guide Indians now | Boxing News – Times of India

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Renowned coach Dmitry Dmitruk will add some Irish flavour to Indian boxing. He was on Tuesday appointed as the chief foreign coach of the country’s elite men and women’s teams for a period of two years. The 47-year-old Dmitruk’s first big assignment as coach will be the upcoming women’s World boxing championships, scheduled to be held here from March 15-26.The former Russian boxing professional who holds an Irish passport joined the Indian women’s squad preparing for the Worlds at NIS Patiala on Monday after completing his contractual formalities with the Sports Authority of India (SAI). Dmitruk’s appointment came four months after former Irish professional boxer, Bernard Dunne, was named the high-performance director (HPD) for Indian boxing in October 2022.The two vete...
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Faced with boycotts and IOC pressure, IBA says Delhi World Boxing Championships will be Paris 2024 qualifier

[ad_1] Mumbai: Faced with boycott calls from national boxing federations of as many as eight countries, the International Boxing Association (IBA) has doubled down and designated the upcoming Women’s World Boxing Championships in New Delhi as the “main qualification event” for next year’s Paris Olympics along with the Men’s World Boxing Championships, to be held in Tashkent in May. In the last 24 hours, the national boxing federations of the Netherlands and Switzerland had announced they were joining the list of nations to not send their boxers to the World Championships, which will be held from March 15 to 26 at New Delhi’s IG Sports Complex. USA, Ireland, Great Britain, Canada, Sweden and Czech Republic had also threatened to boycott the event over the inclusion of Russian and Belaruss...