Nikhil, Deepak and Saneh advance at Boxing World Cup in China

Indian boxers Nikhil, Deepak and Saneh advanced to the next round of the Boxing World Cup Stage 2 in China with impressive victories. Meanwhile, Malsawmtluanga and Mahi Lama exited the competition after defeats in their respective preliminary bouts

Hyderabad: Indian boxers Nikhil, Deepak and Saneh emerged victorious on the third day of the Boxing World Cup (Stage 2) in China, advancing to the next round of their respective weight categories.

Competing in the men’s 55kg category, Nikhil registered a convincing 5-0 unanimous decision victory over Brazil’s Kelvy Trindade to move ahead in the competition.

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Deepak joined him in the next round after producing an equally dominant display in the men’s 70kg division, defeating Japan’s Sewon Okazawa, a World Championships silver medallist, by a 5-0 verdict. In the women’s section, Saneh (65kg) also progressed after securing a hard-fought 4-1 victory over South Korea’s Seon Sujin.

Looking ahead to Day 4, two Indian boxers are scheduled to take the ring. Minakshi (51kg) will square off against Poland’s Natalia Kuczewska in the women’s section, while Abhinash Jamwal (65kg) will clash with Kyrgyzstan’s Mirzokhid Imamnazarov.

In other preliminary contests on Day 3, Malsawmtluanga (80kg) went down 1-4 against Jordan’s Ashaish Hussein, while Mahi Lama (60kg) bowed out after suffering a 0-5 defeat to Mongolia’s Monkhor Namuun.

Results (India): Nikhil (55kg) bt Kelvy Trindade (Brazil) 5-0; Deepak (70kg) bt Sewon Okazawa (Japan) 5-0; Saneh (65kg-W) bt Seon Sujin (South Korea) 4-1.

Losers from India: Malsawmtluanga (80kg) lost to Ashaish Hussein (Jordan) 1-4; Mahi Lama (60kg-W) lost to Monkhor Namuun (Mongolia) 0-5.