Narender Berwal puts on commanding display to advance to pre-quarters

Narender Berwal

Putting on a commanding display, Narender Berwal registered a stellar victory and advanced to the pre-quarterfinals of the IBA Men's World Boxing Championships, while Govind Sahani and Deepak Kumar entered the next round to ensure India dominated proceedings, here on Thursday.

With a quarter-final finish at the previous World Championships under his belt, Narender (+92kg) began his quest for a medal at the ongoing edition by defeating Muhammad Abroridinov of Tajikistan in a closely contested encounter by 4-1. He will next face the 2021 World Youth Championships bronze medallist Fernando Arzola of Cuba.

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Earlier, the 2022 Thailand Open champion Govind (48kg) and 2019 Asian silver medallist Deepak (51kg) kicked off their respective campaigns with identical 5-0 victories.

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