Palestinian boxer Nidal Foqahaa was the taller and the more aggressive one. Against him was India's Nishant Dev - technically among the best in the country - in the pre-quarterfinals of the ongoing IBA Men's World Boxing Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan on Monday.
The fight was between technique and brawn, fleet-footedness versus better reach. Foqahaa started with intent and h ad the Indian on the backfoot for a while. But Nishant managed to counter well by moving around the ring as Foqahaa's punches touched thin air. Gradually, Nishant gained ground and his counter-attacks had more purpose.
