Boxing World Championships: Nishant, Sanjeet enter quarterfinals

Nishant defeated Mexico’s Marco Alvarez Verde 3-2; Sanjeet got the better of Georgia’s Giorgi Tchigladze 4-1

Indian boxers Nishant Dev (71kg) and Sanjeet (92kg) made the quarterfinals of the AIBA Men’s World Championships following impressive victories in their last-16 stage bouts in Belgrade.

Nishant defeated Mexico’s Marco Alvarez Verde 3-2 in a late night bout on October 31 to set up a clash with Russia’s Vadim Musaev.

Sanjeet, a quarterfinalist from the previous edition, got the better of Georgia’s Giorgi Tchigladze 4-1 to enter the last eight stage for a second successive time.