Experienced boxer Mohammad Hussamuddin showed his class to post a convincing win over young South African Amzolele Dyeyi 5-0 in a men’s 57kg first round bout and begin his quest for his second successive medal in the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham on Saturday.
Hussamuddin, a 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games bronze medallist in 56kg, will take on Bangladesh’s Mohammed Salim Hossain in the pre-quarterfinals on August 1.
In an engaging contest between two compact boxers, the Indian southpaw, who recently recovered from a left thumb injury, scored through lovely combinations and upper cuts even as the South African attacked Hussamuddin’s body in the first round.
