Men’s World Boxing Championships: Seasoned Indian boxer Shiva Thapa made a shocking exit from the IBA Men’s World Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan on Thursday. Shiva (63.5kg), the 2015 bronze medallist who had received a bye in the first round, went down fighting 3-4 to Dos Reis Yuri of Brazil, with the final decision been announced after a bout review. Follow World Boxing Championships 2023 Live Updates with InsideSport.IN
Shiva, who was seeded second, did well to recover from his sluggish start that cost him the first round 1-4. The Army man was proactive in the second and third round, landing lusty blows. He jabbed and used his hooks and upper cuts to take the second round with a 3-2 margin.
He looked on course for a win but faltered in the final two minutes that probably cost him the bout as he failed to get the majority vote in the review.
On Friday, two-time Commonwealth Games bronze medallist Mohammad Hussamuddin, Tokyo Olympian Ashish Chaudhary and Naveen Kumar will all be in pre-quarterfinals action. Hussamuddin (57kg) will go head to head against Lyu Ping of China while Ashish (80kg) will face a tough challenge against two-time Olympic gold medallist Arlen Lopez of Cuba.
Naveen (92kg) will take on Jeong Jaemin of South Korea.
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