NEW DELHI: Nishant Dev out-punched his Mongolian opponent in just over two minutes to advance to the 71kg pre-quarterfinals, while Abhinash Jamwal was knocked out of the second Boxing World Olympic Qualifiers in Bangkok on Tuesday.
Dev, who had narrowly missed an Olympic berth at the previous qualifiers, started aggressively against Mongolia's Otgonbaatar Byamba-Erdeneto, forcing a standing count in the first minute with a flurry of punches. A combination of a jab and cross hook led to another standing count, and the referee stopped the contest (RSC) with 58 seconds remaining in Round 1.
Earlier, Jamwal fought valiantly after losing a close first round against Colombia's Jose Manuel Viafara Fory in the 63.5kg bout. He clearly dominated the third and final round, forcing a tie on points from all five judges.
However, as per the rules, the judges reassessed the performance and ultimately voted in Fory's favor, sealing the final score 5:0 for the Colombian.
In other action, third Indian boxer Sachin Siwach will face Frederik Jensen of Denmark in the 57kg round of 32 bout later in the day.
(With PTI inputs)
