Tashkent [Uzbekistan], May 1 (ANI): Proficient pugilist Mohammad Hussamuddin put up a blinding show and kicked off India’s marketing campaign on the IBA Men’s World Boxing Championships 2023 in fashion by registering a stellar victory in Tashkent, Uzbekistan on Monday.
The two-time Commonwealth Games bronze medallist Hussamuddin (57kg) made lightwork of Macedonia’s Alen Rustemovski within the opening spherical with a dominating 5-0 win. The Telangana-born pugilist made a cautious begin to the bout however shifted gears beautifully to claim his dominance over the Macedonian.
Making use of his energy and excessive technical capacity, Hussamuddin was in a position to land punches precisely and safe the victory with a unanimous determination.
“WHAT A START A dominating win for Hussamuddin @AjaySingh_SGl @debojo_m MWCHs WorldChampionships PunchMeinHaiDum Boxing@Hussamboxer,” tweeted BFI Media.
In the 60kg class, Varinder Singh went down combating in opposition to Mujibillo Tursunov of Uzbekistan and exited the competitors after struggling a 0-5 defeat, as per a press launch from the Boxing Federation of India (BFI).
“Comeback stronger champ @AjaySingh_SGl @debojo_m MWCHs WorldChampionships PunchMeinHaiDum Boxing@varinder_box,” tweeted BFI Media.
On Tuesday, Tokyo Olympian and 2019 Asian Championships Ashish Chaudhary and debutant Harsh Choudhary will take to the ring for his or her respective match openers. Ashish (80kg) will sq. off in opposition to Meysam Gheshlaghi of Iran whereas Harsh (86kg) will face Billy McAllister of Australia.
BFI has fielded a 13-man contingent to compete on the the on-going occasion that’s witnessing the participation of 538 boxers, together with a number of Olympic medallists, from 107 international locations.
So far, a complete of seven Indian male pugilists have gained medals on the World Boxing championships and the nation’s gifted pugilists can be decided to extend that quantity on the present version of the match.
The Championships will finish on May 14. (ANI)