World boxing Championship: Manoj and Kavinder post wins

Manoj defeated Moldovan Vasilii Belous 3-2 in an exhausting welterweight (69kg) contest while Kavinder edged past Japan’s Ryusei Baba in a flyweight (52kg) bout, which ended 3-2.

Manoj Kumar drew from his huge reservoir of experience to overcome Moldovan Vasilii Belous in an exhaustive bout. (File picture)

Manoj Kumar drew from his huge reservoir of experience, while Kavinder Bisht relied on sheer tenacity for hard-fought opening victories on another good day for India at the 19th World boxing championship here.

Manoj defeated Moldovan Vasilii Belous 3-2 in an exhausting welterweight (69kg) contest. Kavinder, on the other hand, edged past Japan’s Ryusei Baba in a similarly draining flyweight (52kg) bout, which ended 3-2 in his favour.

However, there was disappointment too as Asiad bronze medallist Satish Kumar (+91kg) bowed out after losing his opening contest to Azerbaijan’s two-time world champion Mahammadrasul Majidov 5-0.

The results: 69kg:  Manoj Kumar bt Vasilii Belous (Mda) 3-2.  52kg: Kavinder Bisht bt Ryusei Baba (Jpn) 3-2.  +91kg:  Mahammadrasul Majidov (Aze) bt Satish Kumar 5-0.