NEW DELHI, May 26: Three other Indian boxers made the quarter-finals of World Junior Championships but the team also suffered its first defeat of the event in Yerevan, Armenia.
After Gaurav Bhiduri (48kg), Namit Bahadur (50kg) and Sandeep’s (46kg) pre-quarterfinal wins on Monday, the Indian presence in the quarters is now six-strong.
In a nerve-wrecking contest, Kuldeep (57kg) defeated Andrei Mikhailov of Belarus 9-8.
After the opening two minutes went neck and neck, Kuldeep trailed Mikhailov 5-6 at the end of the second round.
Tied 8-8 just 20 seconds before the close of bout, Kuldeep sneaked past his opponent by a point. Kuldeep faces Georgia's Aleko Chadashvilli in his last-eight stage bout. In bantam weight, Vikas Khatri scored an 8-2 win over Poland’s Przemyslaw Runowski to enter the quarterfinals.
Both the boxers couldn’t score a point in the first round and most part of the second round. Ricardas opened his account first and took a 1-0 lead in the second round.
Mandeep restored parity in the deciding third round but just 10 seconds before the end of bout, Ricardas managed to land a scoring blow to edge out the Indian.
Late last night, Shiva Thapa from Asom (52kg) made the quarters after notching a comfortable 9-2 win over Ukraine’s Yuriy Shestak. The Hyder Aliyev Cup gold medallist Indian will now take on Israel’s Makhlin Stanislav. (PTI)
After Gaurav Bhiduri (48kg), Namit Bahadur (50kg) and Sandeep’s (46kg) pre-quarterfinal wins on Monday, the Indian presence in the quarters is now six-strong.
In a nerve-wrecking contest, Kuldeep (57kg) defeated Andrei Mikhailov of Belarus 9-8.
After the opening two minutes went neck and neck, Kuldeep trailed Mikhailov 5-6 at the end of the second round.
Tied 8-8 just 20 seconds before the close of bout, Kuldeep sneaked past his opponent by a point. Kuldeep faces Georgia's Aleko Chadashvilli in his last-eight stage bout. In bantam weight, Vikas Khatri scored an 8-2 win over Poland’s Przemyslaw Runowski to enter the quarterfinals.
Both the boxers couldn’t score a point in the first round and most part of the second round. Ricardas opened his account first and took a 1-0 lead in the second round.
Mandeep restored parity in the deciding third round but just 10 seconds before the end of bout, Ricardas managed to land a scoring blow to edge out the Indian.
Late last night, Shiva Thapa from Asom (52kg) made the quarters after notching a comfortable 9-2 win over Ukraine’s Yuriy Shestak. The Hyder Aliyev Cup gold medallist Indian will now take on Israel’s Makhlin Stanislav. (PTI)
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