Boxing, Paris 2024 Olympics highlights: Nishant Dev loses to Marco Verde in men’s 71kg quarterfinal

Paris 2024 Olympics, Boxing: Catch the scores, commentary and updates from the day 8 men’s 71kg boxing quarterfinal match between Nishant Dev and Marco Verde.

Updated : Aug 04, 2024 00:43 IST

Welcome to Sportstar’s highlights of the Paris 2024 men’s 71kg boxing round of 16 match between Nishant Dev and Marco Verde.

  • August 04, 2024 00:43
    That’s all for the day

    Thank you for tuning in. That’s all for the day from boxing, check our website for more Olympic updates.

  • August 04, 2024 00:41
    MATCH REPORT

    Paris 2024 Olympics: Indian boxer Nishant Dev loses to Mexico’s Marco Verde in quarterfinal

    Indian boxer Nishant Dev lost to Mexico’s Marco Verde in the men’s 71kg quarterfinals at the Paris 2024 Olympics on Saturday.

  • August 04, 2024 00:39
    Verde wins!!!!

    Verde manages to make a comeback in the last two rounds to win by points 4-1.

  • August 04, 2024 00:36
    Round 3

    Nishant seems to be tired, but manages to pin Verde to the corner.

  • August 04, 2024 00:36
    Round 3

    Bout is stopped as Nishant’s shoes are tied up.

  • August 04, 2024 00:35
    Round 3

    Nishant steps back and Verde corners him with some uppercuts.

  • August 04, 2024 00:34
    Round 3

    Verde lands a combination of punches and starts to get much more aggressive than Nishant.

  • August 04, 2024 00:33
    Round 2

    Round two ends up in split decision favouring Verde 3-2.

  • August 04, 2024 00:32
    Round 2

    Nishant’s feints much more than usual but manages to avoid Verde. 

  • August 04, 2024 00:31
    Round 2

    Verde seems to exert pressure on Nishant by sending him to a corner.

  • August 04, 2024 00:31
    Round 2

    India and Mexico cheers ring around the arena.

  • August 04, 2024 00:30
    Round 2

    Nishant jabs straight as Verde fails to cover-up.

  • August 04, 2024 00:29
    Round 1

    Four judges favour Nishant.

  • August 04, 2024 00:29
    Round 1

    Few seconds left and Nishant become aggressive and starts to connect some.

  • August 04, 2024 00:27
    Round 1

    Verde connects some but a cover-up by Nishant seems to have helped him.

  • August 04, 2024 00:26
    Round 1

    The referee gives a break to Marco, a warning for holding.

  • August 04, 2024 00:25
    Round 1

    Nishant starts off strong but the Mexican ducks around a lot in comparison to the Indian.

  • August 04, 2024 00:23
    Nishant enters the boxing arena

    Nishant enters the boxing arena and so does Mexico’s Marco Verde.

  • August 04, 2024 00:21
    Other Result-

    Great Britain’s Lewis Richardson edged past Zeyad Eashash of Jordan to win by points 3:2.

  • August 04, 2024 00:15
    DID YOU KNOW?

    Vijender Singh is the only Indian male boxer to win an Olympic medal. He achieved this feat in the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

  • August 04, 2024 00:06
    DID YOU KNOW?

    Nishant has defeated Marco in the 2021 World Championship in a split decision.

  • August 03, 2024 23:50
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  • August 03, 2024 23:43
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    Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce pulls out of Paris Olympics 2024 women’s 100m semifinal

    Jamaican double champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce pulled out of the women’s Olympic 100 metres semi-finals shortly before the first of three heats on Saturday. Fraser-Pryce, competing at her fifth Games at the age of 37 and the winner of two golds, a silver and a bronze over 100m, had been due to run in the second heat but appeared as a “did not start” in the official start lists.

  • August 03, 2024 23:30
    Know your athlete

    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.


  • August 03, 2024 23:13
    Streaming/telecast information

    The bout between Nishant Dev and Marco Verde can be streamed live on the JioCinema app/website and will be broadcast live on Sports18. The event is scheduled to begin at 12:18am 

  • August 03, 2024 23:03
    Greetings!

    Welcome to Sportstar’s live blog of the Paris Olympics boxing men’s 71kg quarterfinal bout between India’s Nishant Dev and Marco Verde of Mexico. 

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