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Dinesh exits, Vijender lone Indian hope

New Delhi: Dinesh Kumar was out-punched 8-24 by reigning World champion Abbos Atoeve in the second round of the 81kg category leaving middle-weight pugilist Vijender the lone Indian challenger in the inaugural AIBA President’s Cup in Sinjhuang City, Taipei.

Dinesh, who got a bye in the opening round, proved no match for his Uzbek opponent in the lopsided bout on Wednesday.

Dinesh’s ouster means India can hope for just one medal — from Vijender — in the tournament, being contested by Olympic qualified boxers.

The Doha Asiad bronze winner takes on Thai Angkhan Chomphuphuang in the semifinals on Friday after stunning Olympic champion Bakhtiyar Artayev of Kazakhstan in the last-eight stage.

The other Indians in the fray had crashed out earlier with A.L. Lakra losing to Dmytro Bulenkov of Ukraine in the opening round of the 57kg category and Jitender going down to Yunusov Anvar of Tajikistan in 51kg.

Apart from the medals up for grabs, the boxers competing in the tournament will also have a chance to pocket $2,000, the prize money to be given to the winner of each category. — PTI

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