Deepak, Poonam progress as India begin Boxing World Cup campaign in China (Image Source: IANS)
Alfiya Tarannum Akram Khan Pathan: Deepak and Poonam emerged as the lone Indian winners on the opening day of the Boxing World Cup (Stage 2) in China, advancing to the next round of their respective categories, while seven other Indian boxers suffered defeats.
Competing in the women's 54kg category, Poonam registered a convincing 5-0 victory over Uzbekistan's Aziza Yokubova in the preliminary round of 32 to move ahead in the competition. Deepak joined her in the next round after producing an equally dominant display in the men's 70kg division, defeating Turkmenistan's Bayramdurdy Nurmuhammedov by a unanimous 5-0 verdict in the preliminary round of 32.
The remaining Indian boxers, however, could not progress further.
