Asian champion Mandeep Jangra (69kg) rounded off a second successive winning day for India at the World Boxing Championships as he eased past Tanzania’s Selemani Kidunda to enter the second round of the event here on Wednesday.
The lone Indian boxer to step into the ring today, Mandeep out-punched his rival 3-0 in a one-sided contest. The 20-year-old, who is a protege of former Commonwealth Games gold-medallist Akhil Kumar, was dominant from the word go as he clinched the opening round 30-26. The perfect-10 performance continued in the next two rounds as well with Mandeep clinching them 30-27 30-27 to sail into the round of 32.
Next up, Mandeep will fight it out against Serdar Hudayberdiyev of Turkmenistan on October 20. On Tuesday Vikash Malik (60kg) notched up India’s first win when he beat Kyrgyzstan’s Meder Mamakeev to enter the second round. The reigning national champion will be up against Poland’s Dawid Michelus on October 20.
On Thursday, Vijender Singh (75kg), who opened India’s medal account in the mega event with a bronze in 2009, will start his campaign in what is his fourth appearance at the biennial. He will face Sweden’s Hampus Henriksson in his opening bout and will look to win.
The lone Indian boxer to step into the ring today, Mandeep out-punched his rival 3-0 in a one-sided contest. The 20-year-old, who is a protege of former Commonwealth Games gold-medallist Akhil Kumar, was dominant from the word go as he clinched the opening round 30-26. The perfect-10 performance continued in the next two rounds as well with Mandeep clinching them 30-27 30-27 to sail into the round of 32.
Next up, Mandeep will fight it out against Serdar Hudayberdiyev of Turkmenistan on October 20. On Tuesday Vikash Malik (60kg) notched up India’s first win when he beat Kyrgyzstan’s Meder Mamakeev to enter the second round. The reigning national champion will be up against Poland’s Dawid Michelus on October 20.
On Thursday, Vijender Singh (75kg), who opened India’s medal account in the mega event with a bronze in 2009, will start his campaign in what is his fourth appearance at the biennial. He will face Sweden’s Hampus Henriksson in his opening bout and will look to win.