Deepak and Poonam Shine as India Faces Mixed Results at Boxing World Cup
India's Boxing Performance at the World Cup
New Delhi, June 15: On the inaugural day of the Boxing World Cup (Stage 2) held in China, Deepak and Poonam stood out as the only Indian boxers to secure victories, advancing to the next rounds in their respective weight classes. Unfortunately, seven other Indian competitors faced defeats.
Poonam, competing in the women's 54kg category, achieved a remarkable 5-0 win against Uzbekistan's Aziza Yokubova in the preliminary round of 32, allowing her to progress further in the tournament.
Deepak followed suit in the men's 70kg division, where he also won decisively, defeating Turkmenistan's Bayramdurdy Nurmuhammedov with a unanimous score of 5-0 in the same preliminary round.
However, the remaining Indian boxers were unable to advance. In the round of 16, Rishi Singh (50kg) lost to Azerbaijan's Subhan Mamedov, while Sanamacha Chanu Thokchom (75kg) was defeated by Canada's Tammara Thibeault. Sawan Gill also exited the competition after losing to Norway's Omar Shiha in the men's 90kg category.
In other matches, Anmol (60kg) narrowly lost 2-3 to Salim Ellis Bey from the USA. Additionally, Harsh Choudhary (90kg) had his bout halted prematurely, resulting in a loss to Sweden's Elwin Belezika via Referee Stops Contest due to Injury in the third round.
India faced further setbacks in the quarterfinals, with Naina losing to China's Xiaomeng Wang in the women's 80kg category, and Alfiya Tarannum Akram Khan Pathan falling to Poland's Elzbieta Wojcik in the women's 90+kg division.
As the tournament continues, Deepak and Poonam will aim to maintain India's competitive spirit.
Results (India):
Victories:
Poonam (54kg-W) defeated Aziza Yokubova (Uzbekistan-W) 5-0
Deepak (70kg) defeated Bayramdurdy Nurmuhammedov (Turkmenistan) 5-0
Defeats:
Anmol (60kg) lost to Salim Ellis Bey (USA) 2-3
Harsh Choudhary (90kg) lost to Elwin Belezika (Sweden) via RSC (I) Round 3
Naina (80kg-W) lost to Xiaomeng Wang (China-W) 0-5
Sanamacha Chanu Thokchom (75kg-W) lost to Tammara Thibeault (Canada-W) 0-5
Rishi Singh (50kg) lost to Subhan Mamedov (Azerbaijan) 0-5
Alfiya Tarannum Akram Khan Pathan (90+kg-W) lost to Elzbieta Wojcik (Poland-W) 0-5
Sawan Gill (90kg) lost to Omar Shiha (Norway) 0-5.