Tashkent [Uzbekistan], May 7 (ANI): Indian pugilist Deepak (51kg) shocked Tokyo Olympic bronze medallist and 2021 World Champion Saken Bibossinov on Sunday to succeed in the pre-quarterfinals on the IBA Men’s World Boxing Championships, whereas Hussamuddin (57kg) additionally registered a victory to advance to the quarter-finals.
Meanwhile, Sumit (75kg) and Narender Berwal (92kg) went down of their respective bouts to bow out of the match.
Sumit confronted Russia’s Pavel Sosulin in his first bout on the ongoing IBA Men’s World Boxing Championships and made a vivid begin. He used his highly effective punches to good impact and took the primary spherical by 3-2 earlier than profitable the second spherical by the identical scoreline. However, he was not in a position to preserve the momentum within the ultimate spherical and misplaced to Sosulin in a 1-3 cut up verdict, as per a press launch from the Boxing Federation of India (BFI).
On the opposite hand, Narender Berwal (92kg) struggled to search out his toes proper from the primary spherical towards Fernando Arzola of Cuba. He tried to land some heavy blows on his opponent however Arzola proved to be too fast for him in all three rounds of the match because the Indian pugilist went down by 0-5 unanimous resolution.
Earlier at the moment, 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 an awesome comeback within the ultimate 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 large win within the match.
“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 probability of a comeback to his opponent.
Hussamuddin was faster than his Russian opponent within the second spherical as effectively. In the third spherical, he saved on counter-punching neatly to register a 5-0 win. He will go up towards Bulgaria’s Javier Diaz Ibanez within the quarter-finals of the match.
The ongoing match is witnessing the participation of 538 boxers, together with a number of Olympic medallists, from 107 international locations. The occasion began on May 1 and can go on until May 14. (ANI)