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Sanjeet dances into the pre-quarterfinals
The Hindu
Akash joins him without throwing a punch
Asian champion Sanjeet (92kg) defeated Russia’s Andrei Stotskii, while Akash Kumar (54kg) got a walkover to enter the pre-quarterfinals of the AIBA men’s boxing World championships on Friday.
Akash advanced after his German opponent Omar Salah Ibrahim fell ill and conceded a walkover. Akash will face Puerto Rico’s Pagan Caleb Tirado next.
“His opponent did not show up for the weigh-in this morning as he was sick. Something like what happened to us in Varinder Singh’s case. In that case, we suffered, today we gained,” India high performance director Santiago Nieva said.
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