Nishant Dev wins bronze in 71kg category at World Boxing Championships

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Category : Sports Published on: May 17 2023

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India’s Nishant Dev won bronze medal in the 71kg category at the IBA Men’s World Boxing Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Kazakhstan’s Aslanbek Shymbergenov beat Nishant on points in a closely-contested semifinal.
Indian boxers Deepak Kumar, Mohammed Hussamuddin also made the country proud by winning bronze medals at the IBA Men's World Boxing Championship 2023.
With this, India concluded the tournament with three medals and ranked joint fourth in the medals tally.
All three bronze medallists will be awarded USD 50,000 each.
This is the first time India has won three medals at a single edition of the tournament.