Akash was facing Fu Mingke of China in the round of 32 match. The Indian boxer was quicker than Fu, right from the start and landed some heavy blows on his opponent. Akash played from distance and evaded Fu's punches throughout the bout.
Asian and Commonwealth Games bronze medallists Mohammad Hussamuddin (57kg) and Naveen Kumar (92kg) progressed to the pre-quarterfinals of the IBA Men's World Boxing Championships 2023 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan on Friday.
Making use of his strength and high technical ability, Hussamuddin was able to land punches accurately and secure the victory with a unanimous decision.
Experienced campaigner and 2022 Asian Championships bronze medallist Hussamuddin will fight against Alen Rustemovski of Macedonia on Monday in the first round, while Varinder Singh will go up against Mujibillo Tursunov of Uzbekistan, as per a press release from the Boxing Federation of India
Six-time Asian Championships medallist Shiva Thapa and 2019 Asian Championships silver medallist Deepak Bhoria will headline the Indian squad for the showpiece event, as per a press release from the Boxing Federation of India (BFI).
Shiva, who won a World Championships bronze medal in Doha, Qatar in 2015 will be looking to add another medal to his name. He will be representing the country in the 63.5 kg category
Anamika (50kg) faced Brazil's Caroline de Almeida in the quarter-final and started the bout with an aggressive approach defeating her 5-0. S.Kalavani also looked confident and dominated the proceedings against Florencia Lopez of Argentina since the start of the match winning it 4-1.
Hussamuddin faced Michele Baldassi of Italy in his round of 16 match in the 57kg category. Starting out on the front foot, the Italian displayed his attacking intent from the get-go and made the first round a closely contested affair. However, the Telangana-born pugilist utilized his experie
The record six-time Asian medalist Shiva Thapa of Assam had a pretty comfortable day at the office as he defeated the 2021 World Youth Championships bronze medalist Ankit Narwal of Railways Sports Promotion Board (RSPB) to win by unanimous decision in the 63.5kg final. Alongside Hussamuddin