Indian Boxers Achieve Major First, Assured Of Three Medals At 2023 Men’s World Championships

Mohammed Hussamundin needed to labor hard as he eked out a 4-3 split choice win. © BFI Boxers Deepak Bhoria (51kg), Mohammed Hussamudin (57kg) and Nishant Dev (71kg) scripted history as they guaranteed India’s best-ever haul of 3 medals by storming into the semi-finals of the guys’s World Championships here on Wednesday. The quarterfinal wins indicate the 3 pugilists will take house a minimum of a bronze medal each. India’s previous finest program can be found in 2019 edition when Amit Panghal clinched an extraordinary silver and Manish Kaushik got a bronze medal. Starting the case for India, Deepak beat Nurzhigit Diushebaev of Kyrgyzstan by a 5-0 consentaneous decision to continue his scintillating run in the flyweight classification, which will include at the Paris Olympics. Such was the Indian’s supremacy that the referee was required to offer Diushebaev 2 standing counts in the latter phases of the bout. “Our strategy was to play from left and play from afar. My self-confidence has actually increased because I have actually reached the semifinal,” Deepak stated. Battling from a range, Deepak tried to find chances to land tidy and precise punches. Tracking 0-5, Diushebaev began the 2nd round on an aggressive note however Deepak set up a strong defence and counter assaulted with mix of punches. One such assault led the referee to offer Diushebaev his very first 8 count. Having actually taken the opening 2 rounds, Deepak was more protective in the last 3 minutes. He boxed wisely, landing jabs whenever he got the chance. He will now deal with B. Bennama of France in the semi-finals on Friday. Two-time Commonwealth Games bronze medallist Hussamundin then needed to work hard as he eked out a 4-3 split choice win in a close battle versus J Diaz Ibanez of Bulgaria. “It was a difficult bout since my challenger was playing actually rough and it triggered me some issues however in some way I dominated to win and continue to the next round. “Our strategy was to keep relocating the ring and make my challenger work to reac
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