World Boxing Council announces formation of India committee
Other Sports | August 12, 2021 11:04 ISTThe Indian boxing council will aim to offer a pathway for domestic championship success for aspiring professional boxers.
The Indian boxing council will aim to offer a pathway for domestic championship success for aspiring professional boxers.
Despite the loss, the 24-year-old from Delhi joined a rare club of world championship medallists from India, the past winners being Vijender, Vikas and Shiva.
Amit has a tough contest coming up as he would be taking on second-seeded Uzbek Hasanboy Dusmatov, while Gaurav will face Tunisia's Bilel Mhamdi in his next contest.
Manoj defeated Moldovan Vasilii Belous 3-2 in an exhausting welterweight (69kg) contest. Kavinder, on the other hand, edged past Japan's Ryusei Baba.
Asian bronze-medallist Amit was the first to take the ring and shrugged off a slow start to edge past Italian Federico Serra in a split verdict.
Shiva Thapa (2015), Vikas Krishan (2011) and the now-professional Vijender Singh (2009) are the only Indian boxers to finish on the podium of the prestigious world event.
The major men's boxing events hosted by India so far have been the 1990 World Cup in Mumbai and the 2010 Commonwealth Championships in New Delhi.
"Vijender will be surprised when I throw punches at him, he thinks I am a kid, but he has no idea who I am", says Maimaittiali.
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