On the first day of the first world Olympic boxing qualifier, Deepak Bhoria loses a fierce battle.

India’s mission at the principal World Olympic Boxing Qualifier was looking disheartening so far as Big Showdowns bronze medalist Deepak Bhoria (51kg) went down battling to Azerbaijan’s Huseynov Nijat on the first day of the season in Busto Arsizio on Sunday.

India’s mission at the principal World Olympic Boxing Qualifier was looking disheartening so far as Big Showdowns bronze medalist Deepak Bhoria (51kg) went down battling to Azerbaijan’s Huseynov Nijat on the first day of the season in Busto Arsizio on Sunday. Bhoria, who pipped 2019 Big Showdowns silver medalist Amit Panghal to make the Indian crew, lost through a 2-3 split decision. The initial two rounds saw a tight challenge as both fighters went into going after mode from the word go. The youthful pugilist from Azerbaijan made the most of his speed and quick developments to cause problems for Bhoria in the ring. Bhoria lost both the first and second adjustments with an indistinguishable 2-3 scoreline.

The Indian pugilist came with all his firearms bursting in the last three minutes and conveyed a few quality catastrophes to take the cycle 4-1, yet it wasn’t sufficient.

Asian Games bronze medalist Narender (92 kg) and Federation Games 2022 bronze medalist Jaismine (60kg) will be in real life later on Sunday against Germany’s Nelvie Tiafack and Japan’s’ Ayaka Taguchi separately.

There are a total of 49 standards on offer, including 28 for men and 21 for women.

The Indian fighters have secured four standards for the Paris Olympics till now.

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