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New Delhi: National champion Shiva Thapa wins his opening bout in AIBA World Boxing Championships, 2021 in Belgrade, Serbia, on Tuesday.


The bronze medal winner of the 2015 edition, Thapa, beats Kenya’s Victor Nyadera in the 63.5kg round-of-64 match.


The 27-year-old Assam’s pride will now take on Sierra Leone’s John Brown in the Last-32 clash on Saturday.

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Later on Tuesday, three more Indians will be seen in action in their respective opening round matches. While Narender (+92kg) will fight against Poland’s Oskar Safaryan, Sumit (75kg) will take on Damon O’Neill of Jamaica.


While Deepak Bhoria (51kg) will have a comparatively difficult challenge in his opening round match as he will kick off against two-time Asian champion Azat Usenaliev of Kyrgyzstan on Tuesday.


A 13-member Indian contingent has been competing at the 21st edition of the tournament, which will continue until November 6. With 650 top boxers from more than 100 countries, the championships are being played in 13 weight categories as per AIBA’s newly-introduced weight divisions.


Meanwhile, Assam’s daughter Lovlina Borgohain who makes the nation proud by winning a bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics will also participate in the Women’s Boxing World Championships. The championship is scheduled to be held in December in Turkey.

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