Home Rio 2016 Olympics Shiva Thapa loses in first round, bows out of Olympics The 22-year-old, competing in his second Olympics, lost 0-3 in a one-sided contest in which he also ended up sustaining a cut above his left eye. BOXING PTI Rio de Janeiro 11 August, 2016 21:17 IST Robeisy Eloy Ramirez Carrazana of Cuba reacts after winning his bout against India's Shiva Thapa. - Reuters PTI Rio de Janeiro 11 August, 2016 21:17 IST Indian boxer Shiva Thapa (56kg) bowed out of the Olympic Games after being out-punched by fourth-seeded Cuban Robeisy Ramirez in the opening round here today. The 22-year-old, competing in his second Olympics, lost 0-3 in a one-sided contest in which he also ended up sustaining a cut above his left eye. A good part of the opening round was spent cautiously by both the boxers, who are familiar to each other since their junior days, having faced off in the finals of Youth World Championships as well as the Youth Olympics in 2010. Also Read: >Saina, Sindhu win after doubles teams lose Ramirez held the head-to-head record at 2-0 going into today's bout and he did not face much trouble in making it 3-0 overall. The Cuban, a London Olympics flyweight gold-medallist, had the upper hand with his lethal right jabs, which connected quite well. Read more: >India loses 1-2 to Netherlands The nimble-footed Cuban displayed fantastic footwork and put his jab to good use even in defence against the Indian. In the second round too, Shiva, who is a World Championships bronze-medallist, struggled to connect against the swift-dodging Ramirez, whose display of all-round skills got the crowd behind him. The proceedings were no different in the third round and Ramirez dictated terms with his lethal jabs leading to Shivam hailing from Assam, facing a standing eight count. Also Read: >Indian women's archery campaign ends in Rio Shiva's Olympic debut four years ago had ended in similar heartbreak when he had lost in the opening round. The Indian boxing challenge is now limited to Vikas Krishan (75kg) and Manoj Kumar (64kg) both of whom have advanced to the pre-quarterfinals. 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.