Arundhati Choudhary kickstarted her quest for an Olympic berth with a commanding 5-0 win over Puerto Rico's Stephanie Pieneiro in the 66kg opening round at the Boxing World Olympic Qualifiers in Bangkok. However, Narender Berwal (+92kg) bowed out after a close 3-2 loss. Updated: May 29, 2024 5:01 PM IST By Edited by : National champion Arundhati Choudhary recorded a convincing triumph in the 66kg weight category to reach the pre-quarter-finals while Narender Berwal lost in the +92kg category by a 3:2 verdict in the Boxing World Olympics Qualifiers in Bangkok on Wednesday.
Choudhary began her campaign with a clinical Round against Stephanie Pieneiro of Puerto Rico. She was slightly conservative in Round 2 as she consolidated her position before again dominating the next round to get a unanimous 5:0 verdict in her favour. Later, Berwal put up a strong fight against Ecuador’s Gerlon Gilmar Congo Chala but it was not enough to advance to the next round.
The 2022 Asian Games bronze medallist started slow in Round and was then forced to catch up. He did well to impress three of the five judges with his punches in Round and 3 of the Round of 32 bout. However, his efforts were not enough to overturn the overall deficit.
In the evening session, Ankushita while Nishant Dev (7lkg) will be up Yeasungnoen to earn a spot in the Boro will face Rimma Volossenko of Kazakhstan in the 60kg pre-quarters against Thailand’s Peerapat quarterfinals. Earlier on Tuesday, India’s Nishant Dev outp.
