Boxer Nishant bows out after quarters loss

PTI

Updated At : 10:47 AM Aug 04, 2024 IST

PARIS, August 3
Debutant Nishant Dev (71kg) bowed out of the Olympic Games following a heartbreaking defeat to Mexico's Marco Verde Alvarez in the men's 71kg quarterfinal here on Saturday. The 23-year-old World Championship bronze medallist Indian lost by a 1-4 split verdict to his second-seeded Mexican opponent. Verde managed to make a comeback in the last two rounds.
Nishant is the fifth Indian boxer to exit the Olympic Games. — PTI

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