Men's World Boxing: Shiva Thapa advances into quarter-finals
New Delhi
02-November-2021
Shiva Thapa (63.5kg) drew on his vast experience and demonstrated his wide range of skills to reach the quarter-finals at the 2021 AIBA Men's Boxing World Championships in Belgrade, Serbia.
While Hamraoui was more aggressive in the next two rounds, Thapa was equal to the task. He played on his own terms to record a convincing win.
Thapa, who will take on Turkey's Kerem Oezmen in the quarter-finals on Tuesday, is one win away from becoming the first Indian male boxer to claim two World Championships medals.
Earlier on Monday, four Indian boxers ended their campaign with defeats in the pre-quarterfinals. Rohit Mor (57kg) lost 1-4 to Kazakhstan's Serik Temirzhanov, while Akash (67 kg) went down 0-5 to Cuba's Kevin Brown. Sumit (75kg) fought valiantly against Cuba's Yoenlis Hernandez, but that wasn't enough as he ended up losing 0-5.
Asian silver medallist Deepak (51 kg) also bowed out of his maiden World Championships, losing his bout to Tokyo Olympic Bronze medallist Saken Bibssinov of Kazakhstan.
Apart from Thapa, four Indian boxers will have their quarter-final matches later on Tuesday.
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Akash Kumar (54kg) will square off with Rio Olympic silver medallist, Venezuela's Yoel Finol. Nishant Dev (71kg) will face Russia's Vadim Musaev, while Narender Berwal (+92kg) will take on Azerbaijan's Mahammad Abdullayev.
The 2021 Asian Champion, Sanjeet (92kg), a quarter-finalist at the 2019 World Championships, will be up against Italy's Aziz Abbes Mouhiidine - IANS
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