Narender reaches pre-quarters of World Boxing Championships

Rohit Mor and Akash Sangwan also enter the last-16 of the competition.

India’s Narender extended his winning run at the 2021 AIBA Men’s World Boxing Championships in Belgrade, Serbia to enter pre-quarterfinals in the super heavyweight category in Belgrade, Serbia on Thursday. Narender defeated Sierra Leone’s Mohamed Kendeh in the round-of-32 match.

Both the boxers started the game with a cautious approach and maintained the distance during the early part of the +92kg bout. However, the 26-year-old Indian hit some timely punches and took charge of the game.

Having tilted the momentum to his side, Narender started the final round aggressively and landed some heavy blows which unsettled the opponent as the referees had to stop the contest and declare Narender winner.      

Later in the night, Rohit Mor and Akash Sangwan made their way into the pre-quarterfinals of the Men’s World Boxing Championships with convincing triumphs. Continuing their impressive run in the tournament, both the youngsters displayed dominating show in their respective round-of-32 matches.

While 20-year-old debutant Rohit outclassed Alen Rahmic of Bosnia and Herzegovina by a unanimous margin in the featherweight category, Akash recorded a confident 4-1 victory against German pugilist Daniel Krotter in the 67kg category match played late on Thursday night.

In the matches played late on Wednesday night, Govind Sahani registered an impressive 3-2 victory against Ecuador’s Ortiz Arias in an intensely fought 48kg opening round match. However, Lakshya Chahar (86kg) and Varinder Singh (60kg) ended their campaigns in the opening round.

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