As many as three Indian boxers – Vikas Krishan, Amit Panghal, Shiva Thapa – made it to the top-10 of International Boxing Association rankings this week with world championship bronze-medallist Gaurav Bidhuri attaining a career-high ranking of 11.
Krishan was the best-placed Indian at seventh in the middleweight (75kg) category in the latest rankings which were updated after the 19th edition of the World Championships in Hamburg earlier this month. The veteran Indian had lost in the second round there. Amit Pangha, who had made it to the quarterfinals, has risen to eighth in the 49-kag category.
Asian Championships silver-medallist Thapa could not compete in the world showpiece after being laid low by food poisoning and fever on the day of his opening bout. He was a bantamweight bronze-medallist in the 2015 edition.
Bidhuri, a wild-card entrant at the mega-event, stunned one and all by fetching India’s lone medal in Hamburg. The feat propelled him significantly in the rankings and he occupies the 11th position in the bantamweight (56kg) category.
Another world championship quarterfinalist Kavinder Bisht entered the rankings at the 14th spot, while veteran Manoj Kumar stood at the 24th position in the welterweight (69kg) division. Manoj had bowed out after losing in the pre-quarterfinal stage in Hamburg.
Asian silver-medallist Sumit Sangwan (91kg) took the 16th position in the latest rankings. He had lost in the second round of the world championships.
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