Meanwhile, veteran Pooja Rani (80kg) also entered the semifinals and will take on England’s Emily Asquith later in the day, aiming to become the fourth Indian boxer to advance to the finals.
While top seed Lovlina, Gulia, seeded third and No.6 seed Jamwal have received byes in the opening round, Nikhat will take on Jennifer Lozana of the USA.
This is the first time that Indian pugilists have secured three medals at World Boxing Championships.
Fighting against Jiamao Zhang of China in the pre-quarterfinal, Deepak controlled the bout right from the start and ended up winning it by a 5-0 unanimous decision.
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.
Narender landed powerful punches and dodged his opponent’s attacks from close range to have the upper hand in the first round.
Ashish had to wage a tough battle to secure 4-1 victory against the 2021 Asian Championships silver medallist Meysam Gheshlaghi of Iran.
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.
The 19-year-old pugilist, who was making her maiden appearance in the World Championships, lost the gold medal bout 1-4 against second-seeded Ekaterina Paltceva of Russia.
Manju has assured herself of at least a silver medal as she dominated her bout against her Thai opponent and registered a 4-1 win in the semi-final stage of the competition.
