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Boxing World Qualifiers: Ankushita, Nishant Dev Seal Quarters Spots; Arundhati Also Advances
Gerlon Gilmar Congo Chala: Indian boxers continued to excel in the 2nd Boxing World Qualifiers for the Paris Olympics with former world youth champion Ankushita Boro (60kg) and Nishant Dev (71kg) registering comfortable victories in their respective weight categories reaching the quarterfinals in Bangkok, Thailand on Wednesday.
National champion Arundhati Choudhary also advanced to the Round of 16 of the 66kg weight category as she won her bout easily.
Boro was up against Asian champion Rimma Volossenko of Kazakhstan. But the Indian wasn’t bothered by the stature of her opponent as she went for her punches from Round 1 and never really looked in trouble throughout the bout to earn a 4-1 verdict.
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