Tashkent [Uzbekistan], May 2 (ANI): Riding on a powerful efficiency, Tokyo Olympian Ashish Chaudhary progressed into the 80kg pre-quarterfinals of the IBA Men’s World Boxing Championships 2023 after recording an emphatic victory in Tashkent, Uzbekistan on Tuesday.
Ashish secured a hard-fought 4-1 victory towards the 2021 Asian Championships silver medallist Meysam Gheshlaghi of Iran.
The 28-year-old dynamic pugilist from Himachal Pradesh displayed his attacking intent from the phrase go by touchdown highly effective jabs to maintain his opponent at bay within the first spherical.
The Indian, who has a 2019 Asian Championships silver medal to his title, utilised his good motion and supreme technical skill to edge previous the Iranian pugilist within the subsequent rounds and finally sealed the win.
Ashish will now face a tricky problem from the two-time Olympic champion Arlen Lopez of Cuba within the Round of 16.
Meanwhile, debutant Harsh Choudhary exited the competitors after struggling a 0-5 defeat towards Billy McAllister of Australia within the 86kg class.
On Wednesday, Nishant Dev (71kg) will tackle the 2021 World Championships bronze medallist Sarkhan Aliyev of Azerbaijan in his first match of the event which is witnessing the participation of 538 boxers, together with a number of Olympic medallists, from 107 international locations. (ANI)