Guiyang (China), Jun 17: Indian boxers Nikhil, Deepak and Saneh advanced to the next round after emerging victorious in their respective weight categories on the third day of the Boxing World Cup Stage 2 here on Wednesday.
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.
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 2025 World Championships silver medalist, via a 5-0 verdict.
In the women’s section, Saneh (65kg) also progressed further after securing a hard-fought 4-1 victory over South Korea’s Seon Sujin.
In other preliminary contests on day three, 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.
Two Indian boxers are scheduled to take the ring on Day 4 in Thursday. Minakshi (51kg) will square off against Poland’s Natalia Kuczewska in the women’s section, while Abhinash Jamwal (65kg) clashes with Kyrgyzstan’s Mirzokhid Imamnazarov.
Results:
Men: Nikhil (55kg) bt Kelvy Trindade (Brazil) 5-0; Deepak (70kg) bt Sewon Okazawa (Japan) 5-0; Malsawmtluanga (80kg) lost to Ashaish Hussein (Jordan) 1-4.
Women: Saneh (65kg) bt Seon Sujin (South Korea-W) 4-1; Mahi Lama (60kg) lost to Monkhor Namuun (Mongolia-W) 0-5. (PTI)
