More Sports Boxing Boxing Deepak Kumar enters quarterfinals of Strandja Memorial tournament Deepak Kumar advanced to the quarterfinals with a facile win as Indian boxers got off to a mixed start at the 72nd Strandja Memorial tournament. PTI 23 February, 2021 12:45 IST Deepak Kumar defeated Kazakhstan's Olzhas Bainiyazov 5-0 in his opening bout to make the last-eight stage. - AP (REPRESENTATIVE) PTI 23 February, 2021 12:45 IST Asian silver-medallist Deepak Kumar (52kg) advanced to the quarterfinals with a facile win as Indian boxers got off to a mixed start at the 72nd Strandja Memorial Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria.Deepak, also a 2019 India Open gold-medallist, defeated Kazakhstan's Olzhas Bainiyazov 5-0 in his opening bout to make the last-eight stage.Other winners on Monday included Naveen Kumar (91kg) among men and Jyoti (51kg) in the women's draw.While Naveen defeated American Darius Fulghum in a close fight that ended 3-2 in his favour, Jyoti got the better of Ukraine's Tetiana Kob 4-1.However, Shashi Chopra (60kg), Lalita (69kg) and Sakshi (57kg) lost their opening bouts to bow out of the competition.READ: Mary Kom: How long can you fear the virus?Shashi was beaten 0-5 by Brazil's Beatriz Ferreira. Lalita, on the other hand, lost to Uzbekistan's Navabakhor Khamidova by a similar margin.Sakshi went down in a split 1-4 verdict to American Andrea Medina.In the men's competition, Naveen Boora (69kg) and Ankit Khatana (75kg) have got byes into the pre-quarterfinals of the tournament.The tournament features boxers from 30 nations, including France, Ireland, Kazakhstan, Russia, Sweden, Ukraine, United States of America and Uzbekistan.India has sent a 12-member team for the prestigious event -- seven men and five women. Subscribe to our daily newsletter Get your daily dose of Sportstar with handpicked stories delivered right to your inbox! SUBSCRIBE Please enter a valid email address.