: Boxing: Asian champion Sanjeet, Sachin Kumar get byes as world championship draws unveiled #IndiaNEWS Asian champion Sanjeet (92kg) was among two Indian boxers who got first-round byes as record participation

Boxing: Asian champion Sanjeet, Sachin Kumar get byes as world championship draws unveiled #IndiaNEWS
Asian champion Sanjeet (92kg) was among two Indian boxers who got first-round byes as record participation presented an expectedly strong field across weight categories when draws were unveiled for the AIBA Men’s World Championships in Belgrade. The other Indian to get a bye is also a tournament debutant in Sachin Kumar (80kg). He will face American Robby Gonzalez in the second round on October30. Sanjeet will be up against Russian Andre Stotskii in his opening bout on October 29.With more 600 boxers from over 100 countries in fray, a lot of competitors will have to win at least three bouts in some categories to get to the quarterfinal stage.Five-time Asian medallist Shiva Thapa (63.5kg) is one such boxer. Thapa who won a bronze at the world showpiece in 2015, will open his campaign against Kenya’s Victor Odhiambo Nyadera on Tuesday.Asian silver-medallist Deepak Kumar (51kg), who impressed last year with his giant-slaying performances en route to a silver at the prestigious Strandja memorial tournament, will square off against Kyrgyzstan’s Azat Usenaliev in his opening bout on Tuesday.A day later, debutant Govind Sahani (48kg) will face Ecuador’s Billy Joao Ortiz in his opening bout.In the 54kg division, Akash Kumar (54kg) has Germany’s Omar Salah as his first-round...Read more

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