India has fielded a 20-member contingent at the inaugural World Championships being held under the aegis of the World Boxing, a recently formed international governing body for boxing.
World Boxing Cup Astana gold medallist Nupur Sheoran was the first Indian to be assured of a medal when she reached the women’s 80+ kg quarterfinals on Wednesday.
However, the Indian stepped up her attack in the third and final round and also kept her opponent at bay to reach the semifinals.
India has fielded a 20-member contingent at the inaugural World Championships being held under the aegis of the World Boxing, a recently-formed international governing body for boxing.
Jaismine and Romeu had earlier faced off in the gold medal bout in the World Cup in Astana and the Indian had prevailed after a close fight.
This will be the first edition of the event organised by World Boxing, the newly formed global governing body for the sport.
Indian gold campaign got off to an inauspicious star when strong contender Hussamudin was forced to withdraw from the tournament due to a knee injury about an hour before his semifinal bout.
Sachin dominated the match from the beginning and registered a 5-0 unanimous decision over his opponent.
In the Light middleweight , Nishant Dev took on South Korea’s Lee Sangmin.
Nishant will now face Lee Sangmin of South Korea in the next round.
