Belgrade, Oct 27: Nishant Dev (71kg) sailed into the second round while Govind Sahani (48kg) made the pre-quarters with a superb come-from-behind effort in his opening bout as Indian boxers continued to impress in the AIBA Men’s Boxing World Championships here on Wednesday.
While Dev notched up a dominating 5-0 triumph over Hungary’s Laszlo Kozak, Sahani rallied from one round down to beat Ecuador’s Billy Arias Ortiz 3-2 in an edge of seat showdown. Dev will next fight Mauritian Merven Clair, who got a bye in the first round.
Sahani (48kg) will be up against Georgian Sakhil Alakhverdovi in the round of 16.
Sumit defeated Jamaican Damon O’Neill 5-0 while Narender faced stiff challenge from Poland’s Oskar Safaryan before winning 4-1.
Sumit will face Tajikistan’s Abdumalik Boltaev in the next round, while Sierra Leone’s Mohamed Kendeh awaits Berwal. (PTI)
