World Boxing Championships: The World Championships, which begin on Monday in Tashkent, will present a challenging challenge for the Indian men’s boxers. The men’s team has not performed particularly well in recent international competitions, and they only brought home one medal from the previous global championships in 2021.
The team Bernard Dunne, director of high performance, chose was comprised of seasoned campaigners who are anticipated to do well in the year of qualification for the Paris Olympics and the Huangzhou Asian Games. Deepak Bhoria (51 kg), Mohammad Hussamuddin (57 kg), and Shiva Thapa (63.5 kg) are the three athletes in the lower Olympic weight divisions.
Amit Panghal, who won a gold medal in the Commonwealth Games, was unexpectedly chosen over Bhoria, but there is no denying his talent. The 25-year-old has already pulled off significant upsets, but injuries prevented his career from taking off. After a protracted period of recovery from a shoulder injury, he returned to the camp in January and started sparring fiercely with Panghal.
His performance during the evaluation process, where he edged Panghal by 731 to 682 points, is clear from his results. Bhoria and Panghal had a close battle at the CWG trials, but Panghal prevailed and went on to win the gold in Birmingham.
The boxers have been kept on their toes by Dunne’s new rating system because earlier successes are not taken into account.
Hussamuddin has never looked better in featherweight, but it’s time for him to establish his class on the main stage. His desire should be whetted by last year’s medals at the Asian Championships and the Commonwealth Games. Hussamuddin has enhanced his technical boxing skills by adding an aggressive flair.
Shiva Thapa continues to be motivated by the desire for an Olympic medal. The 29-year-old’s inner flame has been reignited, and he is aware that Paris may be his last chance to accomplish his ambition. The road to getting there will start in Tashkent, where a medal will guarantee his spot in the Asian Games, which count as a qualifying event for Paris.
Manish Kaushik, an Olympian from Tokyo who won the bronze medal at the 2019 world championships, and Thapa have reconciled their differences at home. He finished far ahead of him in the evaluation procedure and easily defeated him in the national championships (728 points to 643). Thapa has consistently demonstrated his abilities at the Asian level. He has won six medals at Asian championships. However, he only won a bronze medal at the 2015 World Championships.
Ashish Chaudhary, a Tokyo Olympian and Asian Championships silver medalist, has been fielded in the 80 kg weight class, while promising athletes Nishant Dev (71 kg) and Narender Berwal (92+ kg) will try to make an impression in the Olympic weight divisions.
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