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Amit Phangal becomes first Indian boxer to enter quarterfinals of World Boxing Championships

Amit Phangal has became the first Indian boxer to enter the quarterfinals of the 19th World Boxing Championships in the German port city of Hamburg. Yesterday, the 21 year- old boxer defeated seventh seed Carlos Quipo of Ecuador in his second-round bout in 49kg weight category. Phangal frustrated his rival with counter-attacks and hit straight and clean. Earlier, Manoj Kumar and Kavinder Bisht entered the second round of their championship. Manoj defeated Moldovan Vasilii Belous 3-2 in the 69 kilogram welterweight contest. Kavinder, on the other hand, edged past Japan's Ryusei Baba in the 52 kilogram flyweight bout, which ended 3-2 in his favour. Kavinder will next be up against third-seeded Algerian Mohamed Flissi. Awaiting Manoj in the second round is fourth-seeded Venezuelan Gabriel Maestre Perez. However, Asian Games bronze-medallist Satish Kumar bowed out of the competition after losing his opening contest in the plus 91 kilogram category.

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