World Boxing Championships: Satish, Duryodhan in Action Today
Indian boxers Duryodhan Singh Negi and Satish Kumar will be in action at the World Men’s Boxing Championships.
India's Duryodhan Singh Negi and Satish Kumar will be in action at the World Men's Boxing Championships in Russia on Monday, 16 September.
In the men’s welter 63-69kg category, Duryodhan will take on sixth seed Zeyad Eashash of Jordan for a place in the pre-quarterfinals. His bout is the fourth on the list in the afternoon session which is scheduled to start at 2:30pm IST.
Satish on the other hand, will be starting his challenge against Strandja Cup gold medallist Richard Torrez of USA in the Men’s Super Heavy (+91kg). His bout will be in the evening session which starts at 6:30pm IST.
National champion Duryodhan Singh Negi had made a winning debut to advance to the second round of the AIBA Men’s World Championships in Ekaterinburg, Russia on Friday. Negi had to work hard to achieve a 4-1 victory over Armenia’s Koryun Astoyan and set up a second round showdown with Eashash, who had got a first-round bye.
Negi started slow and started becoming more aggressive towards the end of the first round. The Indian then resorted to the tactic of staying low against his tall and muscular opponent to deliver his combination blows. Even though he retreated into a defensive mode in the third round and put up his guard against the Armenian pugilist, he managed to successfully land a flurry of punches at the very end to secure the win.
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