NEW DELHI: Nishant Dev out-punched his Mongolian opponent in just over two minutes to advance to the 71kg pre-quarterfinals, while Abhinash Jamwal was knocked out of the second Boxing World Olympic Qualifiers in Bangkok on Tuesday.
Dev, who had narrowly missed an Olympic berth at the previous qualifiers, started aggressively against Mongolia's Otgonbaatar Byamba-Erdeneto, forcing a standing count in the first minute with a flurry of punches. A combination of a jab and cross hook led to another standing count, and the referee stopped the contest (RSC) with 58 seconds remaining in Round 1.
