Boxing Highlights, Paris 2024 Olympics: Nishant Dev wins men’s 71kg round of 16 bout vs Jose Rodriguez

Awaiting the judge’s results. Nishant wins the bout by split decision 3:2. Makes his way through to the quarterfinals were he awaits the winner of the next bout between Mozambique’s T Muxanga and Mexico’s MA Verde Alvarez.

Jose not really connecting with the hooks despite the increased count. Manages to land a right hook after pushing Nishant towards the corner. 

Tight defence from Nishant, Jose increases the speed of the punches, knowing he’s trailing overall. 

Jose has Nishant in a headlock but Nishant lands a couple of right hooks from that position. 

Last round underway. Jose looks to back Nishant into a corner but he escapes. 

Nishant wins the second round as well, securing full points from four out of five judges.

Frantic stuff from Jose but Nishant continues to keep his calm, giving blows in return. 

Jose looks to go on the attack, but Nishant replies with a hook of his own. 

The Ecuadorian looks quicker but Nishant has been moving around the ring expertly. 

Jose looks for an aggressive start, Nishant ducks to escape, landing a few blows on the body. 

Nishant leads at the end of round 1. Four out of five judges give him ten points. 

Rodriguez feints a right hook before landing one with the other hand. Aggressive latter part of the bout from the Ecuadorian. 

A flurry of blows from Nishant with either hand but didn’t get the connection in most. 

A warning for holding for Jose. 

Nishant with a good riposte, throwing a couple of punches to the body before attempting a right hook. 

The bell rings and round one is now underway. A strong start from Jose who lands a quick left jab. 

It will be Jose Rodriguez in the red corner while Nishant will be on the blue. Three rounds to be fought in total, in case you were wondering. 

Great Britain’s L Richardson completes a close 3:2 points win over V Abbasov of Serbia. Nishant’s bout will follow next

Nishant Dev was the first Indian boxer to qualify for the Paris Olympics. Click the link below to know more about the 23-year-old: 

Who is Nishant Dev, the first Indian male boxer to qualify for Paris Olympics?

Nishant Dev booked his spot for Paris Olympics after beating Moldova’s Vasile Cebotari 5-0 in the men’s 71kg quarterfinals at the World Boxing Qualifiers in Bangkok on Friday.

Still a lot of time left for the event to start. But parallelly, India’s HS Prannoy is in action in a men’s singles badminton group stage fixture. Click the link below to follow the match live: 

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The bout between Nishant Dev and Jose Rodriguez can be streamed live on the JioCinema app/website and will be broadcast live on Sports18. The event is scheduled to begin at 12:30am 

Welcome to Sportstar’s live blog of the Paris Olympics boxing men’s 71kg round of 16 bout between India’s Nishant Dev and Jose Rodriguez of Ecuador.