For the primary time ever, the Indian males’s boxers have secured three medals in a single version of the IBA Males’s World Boxing Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Deepak Bhoria (51kg), Hussamuddin (57kg), and Nishant Dev (71kg) made historical past on Wednesday by reaching the semi-finals on the ongoing IBA Males’s World Boxing Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
Learn: Males’s Boxing World C’ships: Deepak, Hussamuddin, Nishant guarantee India of three medals
After a formidable outing for the ladies on this yr’s World Championships at dwelling the place Nitu Ghanghas (48kg), Nikhat Zareen (50kg), Lovlina Borgohain (75kg) and Saweety Boora (81kg) all returned with gold medals, it was the lads’s flip to impress.
With outcomes missing in main tournaments off-late, CA Kuttappa’s squad wanted a very good displaying in Tashkent and with three confirmed medalists, they will heave a sigh of aid. Now, it’s as much as them to show them into a formidable color.
Right here’s a take a look at the three medallists for India on the World Championships:
Deepak Bhoria (51kg)
Date of Beginning: 09/06/1997
Hometown: Hisar, Haryana
Stance: Orthodox
Deepak began boxing as an 11-year-old. Only a yr later, resulting from dire monetary constraints, younger Deepak was pressured to stop boxing as he couldn’t afford the costly eating regimen and coaching. His goals of changing into a boxer had been virtually over, however his coach, Rajesh Sheoran helped him again into the ring by paying his eating regimen and coaching bills.
In 2011, when every part appeared to maneuver easily, Deepak suffered a career-threatening fracture to his proper hand. The fracture continued to bother him for nearly two years earlier than he underwent surgical procedure. In that section, whereas he was unable to maneuver his proper hand, he slowly strengthened his left hand which he says helped him loads now as he’s equally adept at combating with each fingers.
It was solely in 2016 that there appeared a silver lining for him as he joined Madras Engineering Group, Bangalore, and later that yr, he additionally was chosen by the Military Sports activities Institute, Pune. Since then, he has by no means regarded again. His monetary disaster was taken care of and his profession noticed an upswing. Deepak received a gold medal at 2018 Senior Nationwide Championship and in 2019 he received a gold medal on the Makran Cup on worldwide debut.
Deepak carried that confidence into the 2019 Asian Boxing Championships and stormed into the ultimate, the place he received silver in a decent match that went in favour of Nodirjon Mirzakhmedov of Uzbekistan 3-2.
He introduced himself on the worldwide stage in 2021 when he defeated the 2016 Rio Olympic gold medallist and 2019 World Champion Shakhobidin Zoirov of Uzbekistan on the Strandja Memorial match. 2022 was a tricky yr for Deepak as he sustained an harm in his proper shoulder in January and virtually spent the entire yr on the sidelines due to that.
He trumped the skilled Amit Panghal within the picks and shouldered India’s hopes in 51kg Flyweight class within the World Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan with a confirmed medal. He first surprised Tokyo Olympic bronze medallist and 2021 World Champion Saken Bibossinov to achieve the pre-quarterfinals. Within the pre-quarterfinals, taking part in in opposition to Jiamao Zhang of China within the pre-quarterfinal, Deepak managed the bout proper from the beginning and ended up profitable it by a 5-0 unanimous determination.
Within the quarter-finals, Deepak defeated Diushebaev Nurzhigit of Kyrgyzstan by a 5-0 unanimous determination to storm into semis.
Achievements:
2023 – Gold at Nationwide Championships, Hisar
2021 – Gold at Nationwide Championships, Bellary
2021 – Silver at Strandja Memorial, Bulgaria
2019 – Silver at Thailand Open
2019 – Asian Boxing Championships, Bangkok: Silver
2019 – Makran Cup, Iran: Gold
2018 – Senior Nationwide Boxing Championships: Gold2023 – IBA Males’s Boxing World Championships: TBD*
Mohammed Hussamuddin (57kg)
Date of Beginning: 12/04/1994
Hometown: Nizamabad, Telangana
Stance: Southpaw
Hailing from a household of boxers, Mohammed Hussamuddin is the youngest of six brothers, 4 of whom are significantly entrenched within the sport. Hussamuddin, whose position mannequin is two-time Olympic Champion Vasyl Lomachenko, was afraid to don the gloves till his father and coach, Mohammad Shamsuddin, acquired him to shed that worry and taught him the artwork of boxing on the Collectorate grounds in Nizamabad, north Telangana.
The 29-year-old went on to outshine his siblings and established himself within the state-level competitions earlier than shifting on to the nationwide scene, making his debut within the 2009 junior Nationals at Aurangabad, claiming bronze. He turned it into gold in his debut on the senior nationals.
The boxer’s potential was noticed early and in 2011, he was despatched to Havana, Cuba on a fortnight-long stint of coaching and competitors earlier than taking part within the 2012 Tammer Event in Finland and later within the Youth World Championship in Yerevan, Armenia.
With a bronze on the 2015 Army World Video games, he began making a mark on the worldwide stage. Since then, he has advanced into one of many best boxers within the nation in his weight class.
With a bronze in Commonwealth Video games 2018 and a gold within the Chemistry Cup, Hussamuddin continued to shine and bag silver on the Gee Bee Boxing Event in 2019. He received silver on the Boxam Worldwide in March 2021 and completed 2022 with bronze medal at CWG in Birmingham and Asian Championships.
Some of the skilled and constant campaigners within the squad, Hussamuddin made it rely in his debut on the World Championships by assuring India of a medal.
Dealing with China’s Lyu Ping within the Spherical of 32 contest, Hussamuddin received 5-0. Within the pre-quarters, Hussamuddin confronted Russia’s Savvin Eduard and registered a 5-0 win. Within the quarter-finals, Hussamuddin beat J. Diaz Ibanez of Bulgaria by a 4-3 cut up determination to verify one other medal for India on the ongoing match.
Achievements:
2023 – Gold at Senior Nationals, Hisar
2022 – Bronze at Asian Championships, Jordan
2022 – Bronze at Commonwealth Video games, Birmingham
2021 – Silver at Nationwide Championships
2021 – Silver at Boxam Worldwide, Spain
2020 – Bronze at Cologne World Cup
2019 – Gold at Senior Nationwide, Baddi, HP
2019 – Silver at Thailand Open
2019 – thirty eighth Gee Bee Boxing Event, Helsinki, Finland: Silver
2018 – Asian Video games, Jakarta: Participated
2018 – Chemistry Cup; Halle: Gold
2018 – Commonwealth Video games 2018, Gold Coast: Bronze
2018 – 69th Strandja Memorial Event; Bulgaria: Bronze
2018 – India Worldwide Open Boxing Championship; New Delhi: Bronze
2017 – Ulaanbaatar Cup (Ulaanbaatar, MGL): Bronze
2017 – 68th Strandja Memorial Event; Bulgaria: Silver
2016 – Senior Nationals, Guwahati: Gold
2015 – Army World Video games in South Korea: Bronze
2012 – World Youth Championships (Yerevan, ARM): Participant
2011 – Youth Nationals at Kakinada: Silver
2009 – Junior Nationals: Bronze2023 – IBA Males’s Boxing World Championships: TBD*
Nishant Dev (71kg)
Date of Beginning: 23/12/2000
Hometown: Karnal, Haryana
Stance: Southpaw
Nishant Dev grew to become one to be careful for when he reached the quarter-finals of the Elite World Boxing Championship in 2021 in his debut worldwide match.
Hailing from Haryana’s Karnal district, Nishant began boxing in 2012, after getting impressed by his uncle who was an expert boxer. He used to coach at Karan stadium beneath coach Surender Chauhan.
Representing Karnataka, he had misplaced within the quarter-final at his first Senior Nationwide Championships in Baddi in 2019, however impressed the then high-performance director of Indian boxing Santiago Nieva and joined the Indian camp to be taught from one of the best within the enterprise.
In 2021, he impressed everybody by grabbing the gold medal on the Nationwide Championships and went on to characterize India on the World Championships with no prior expertise of competing on the worldwide junior or youth degree . He defeated Hungary’s nine-time Nationwide Champion Laszlo Kozak within the first spherical earlier than outclassing two time Olympian Merven Clair of Mauritius within the second spherical. Excessive on confidence after defeating two massive names, he went on to win in opposition to Mexico’s Marco Alvarez Verde earlier than bowing out within the quarter-finals.
In 2022, an previous harm got here again to hang-out him originally of 2022 and he underwent surgical procedure in March and was in rehab for a lot of the yr. Throughout his rehabilitation interval, he labored on his power, energy and conditioning. Regardless of restricted coaching, he got here again strongly to retain his title on the Nationwide Boxing Championships in Hisar in January 2023.
Fitter, stronger and wiser, Nishant, who’s a fan of Floyd Mayweather, grew to become one of many medal winners at his second World Championships. He first impressed by defeating 2021 World Championships bronze medallist Sarkhan Aliyev of Azerbaijan in 71kg with a 5-0 victory. Within the pre-quarterfinals, he defeated South Korea’s Lee Sangmin to safe a unanimous 5-0 win. Within the quarter-finals, Nishant Dev beat Jorge Cuellar Of Cuba by a 5-0 unanimous determination.
Achievements:
2023 – Gold medal at sixth Elite Males’s Nationwide Boxing Championship
2021- Quarter-Closing End at World Championships, Serbia
2021 – Gold medal at fifth Elite Males’s Nationwide Boxing Championship
2019 – Gold medal at Grand Slam Asian boxing Championship
2019 – Silver medal at 4th Elite Males’s Nationwide Boxing Championship
2019 – Gold medal at 2nd Khelo India Youth Video games2023 – IBA Males’s Boxing World Championships: TBD*
Athletes info as offered by Boxing Federation of India
