Simranjit, the bronze medalist at the 2018 World Championships, made a great start to the competition and retained his favorite tag. She took a unanimous decision in the women’s 60kg weight class to achieve an all-round victory over local boxer Ischanova Nazim.
So, in the first fight of the day, Infinity had a tough challenge from Mongolian boxer Dorjanyambu Gunbold. However, in the thrilling men’s 54 kg weight category, the Indian maintained his composure and eventually managed to turn the tide in his favor with a 3-2 draw.
Simranjit and Anant will now face Zhu Jichun of China and Altinbek Nursultan of Kazakhstan in their quarterfinals respectively.
Meanwhile, India’s other three boxers suffered defeats in the opening round. In the men’s division, Mohammad Etash Khan (60kg), Kasham Johnson Singh (63.5kg) and Manjeet Singh (+92kg) lost 0-5 to their Kazakh rivals – Samchuk Vasili, Bazarbai Ulu Mukhammadsbir and Saparbe Nurlan. Began.
In the women’s division, a 33-member Indian team with 12 men from two teams is participating in the ongoing tournament. In addition to India, the tournament features boxers from top boxing countries such as Uzbekistan, host Kazakhstan, Cuba, China and Mongolia.
World Championship medalists Simranjit, Sonia Lather and Jamuna Boro are leading the Indian challenge in the women’s division along with 2021 Youth World Champions Geetika and Alfia Pathan. In the men’s group, the current national champion Lakshya Chahar and young world champion Sachin are among the Indians.
Later on the first day, Kirti, the second Indian boxer to represent the second Indian women’s team, will take on Rinka Tanaka of Japan in the 60 kg weight class.
The final will be played on July 4.
The champion boxer will be awarded USD 700 while the silver and bronze medalists will be awarded USD 400 and USD 200 respectively.
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