Paris: In men’s boxing, Nishant Dev did not even come close to a medal in the 71 kg category. Nishant had to leave after losing to Mexican boxer Marco Verde in the last eight.
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Nishant was very confident in the last eight match from the beginning. The Mexican boxer had to suffer in several of his punches. After the first two sets, Nishant looked quite confident of victory. At that time many thought that India was going to get another medal in the Olympics.
Marco Verde had a lot of trouble handling Nishant in the first two rounds. However, in the third round, Marco returned to the match. Marco landed some good punches in the third round, which Nishant had to gain momentum to counter. But still Nishant was quite good in the match.
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But at the end of three rounds of three minutes, when the results were announced, it was seen that Nishant had lost the match by 5-1. Nishant looked shocked as referee Marco Verde raised his hand, as if he couldn’t believe that the judges’ decision had gone against him. With the loss of Nishant, India’s last hope in boxing is Tokyo Olympics bronze medalist Lovlina. The whole country is now looking at him.
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- First Published : August 4, 2024, 0:54 am IST
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