Indian boxer Deepak (51kg) defeated Tokyo Olympic bronze medallist and 2021 World Champion Saken Bibossinov to enter the pre-quarterfinals at the IBA Men’s World Boxing Championships. Deepak will face Zhang Jiamao of China in his next fight. Meanwhile, Hussamuddin (57kg) advanced to the quarter-finals after beating Russia’s Savvin Eduard. Sumit (75kg) and Narender Berwal (92+kg) lost their respective bouts and were eliminated from the tournament. The championships have 538 boxers from 107 countries, including Olympic medallists.
