Tashkent [Uzbekistan], May 8 (ANI): Indian pugilist Deepak (51kg) surprised Tokyo Olympic bronze medallist and 2021 World Champion Saken Bibossinov on Sunday to achieve the pre-quarterfinals on the IBA Men’s World Boxing Championships, whereas Hussamuddin (57kg) additionally registered a victory to advance to the quarter-finals.
Deepak began the bout slowly and took a while to get into the rhythm of the sport however Bibossinov used it to his benefit and landed some punches. The Indian boxer ended the primary spherical strongly and hit his opponent with a flurry of punches however misplaced by 2-3.
After the second spherical, Deepak was trailing earlier than mounting a terrific comeback within the last spherical. He picked up the tempo and moved round swiftly all through the bout, whereas hitting his opponent with some arduous blows. Deepak evaded the Kazakh boxer’s punches persistently and impressed the judges to win by 5-2 after the choice went to bout overview.
Deepak will face Zhang Jiamao of China in his subsequent bout and can look to register one other massive win within the event.
“My target was to play with patience since the start of the bout and gather as many points as I can. The first two rounds were tough but I was focused on not losing my patience and waiting for the right moment to attack. Coaches had told me to lure my opponent with the right punch before using my left hook to good effect. It worked as I connect a lot of left hooks to get points. Every bout is important for me and I play every match like it’s a final match for me. I am focused on winning my next bout now,” commented Deepak after the victory.
On the opposite hand, Hussamuddin confronted Russia’s Savvin Eduard within the pre-quarters. The Indian pugilist dominated the bout from the beginning and by no means gave any likelihood of a comeback to his opponent.
Hussamuddin was faster than his Russian opponent within the second spherical as nicely. In the third spherical, he saved on counter-punching neatly to register a 5-0 win. He will go up in opposition to second seed Umid Rustamov (Azerbaijan) within the quarter-finals of the event.
Boxers Sumit (75kg) and Narender (92 kg) will probably be in motion later tonight. Sumit will begin his marketing campaign within the spherical of 32 bout in opposition to Russia’s Pavel Sosulin whereas Narender will sq. off in opposition to Arzola Lopez of Cuba within the last-16 stage.
The ongoing event is witnessing the participation of 538 boxers, together with a number of Olympic medallists, from 107 international locations. (ANI)