Assam's Shiva started off in a dominating fashion against Abhinash Jamwal but as the bout progressed, the boxer from Himachal Pradesh made a remarkable comeback and made his fancied rival work for each point impressing the referees.
Assam's Shiva, who won the gold medal in the last edition will look to repeat the same feat while Amit Panghal, who represents Services will also aim to win the gold medal in the prestigious competition.
Putting up yet another fiery display , Asian and Commonwealth games bronze medallist Mohammad Hussamuddin (57kg) thrashed his rival to move into the pre-quarter finals while Ashish Choudhary and Shiva Thapa crashed out of the IBA World Boxing Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan on Friday.
The gold medalists will receive USD 200,000.The silver medallists USD 100,000, and both bronze-medallists will be awarded USD 50,000 each.
Shiva Thapa (63.5 kg) started the bout against Frederik Jensen Lundgaard with an aggressive approach. He displayed swift movements and landed some quick jabs on his opponent to gain an early lead in the first round.
The women's hockey team will play in its second group-stage match, as the badminton and table tennis teams try to advance into the knockout rounds with a 5-0 victory over Pakistan.
Shiva Thapa drubbed Kazakhstan's national champion and Asian bronze winner Sanatali Toltayev 5-0 to bag the highest honour.
Both the pugilists had made the last-four stage without any preliminary contest owing to the small size of their respective draws.
Mary Kom brought all her experience to the fore to blow away the challenge of Vanlal Duati to script a facile 5-0 win. This was the London Olympic bronze medallist's second gold from the India Open, adding to the 48kg gold she won last year in New Delhi.
Asian Games gold medallist Amit Panghal (52-kg) and four-time Asian Championships medallist Shiva Thapa (60-kg) were the other gold medal hopes who faced no hassles on their way to the final.
