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Boxing World Cup Stage 2: Nikhil, Deepak and Sneha Advance as India Enjoys Strong Day in China
Boxing World Cup: India's Nikhil, Deepak, and Sneh secured victories and advanced to the next round of the Boxing World Cup Stage 2 in China, while several others suffered defeats.
It proved to be a successful day for Indian boxers in the third round of Boxing World Cup Stage 2 held at the Guiyang Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium of Guiyang, China. Nikhil, Deepak, and Sneha won their matches and advanced to the next round.
Nikhil defeated Kelvi Trindade of Brazil 5-0 in the 55kg category of men. In the 70kg weight class, Deepak defeated Sewon Okazawa of Japan who was a silver medallist in the World Championship 5-0. In the 65kg women’s category, Sneha displayed her skills very well and won the match against Seon Sujin of South Korea 4-1 and qualified.
However, not everything went according to plan. Malsawmtluanga suffered defeat in the 80kg category when he lost 1-4 against Ashaish Hussein of Jordan. Mahi Lama of the Indian women boxing team also suffered defeat in the 60kg category and was beaten 0-5 by Monkhor Namuun of Mongolia. On the second day of the World Cup, the Indian boxers performed admirably well and moved into the next round.
