Indian boxer Deepak Kumar produced a superb performance to produce an upset at the 72nd Strandja Memorial Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria as he out-punched the reigning Olympic champion Uzbekistan’s Shakhobidin Zoirov in the men’s 52kg semi-final bout on Friday.
Showing composure in the ring, the Asian Championship silver medallist Deepak produced one of the best performances of his career to clinch a thumping 4-1 win against more fancied Zoirov, who was also the gold medallist at the 2019 World Championship title beating star Indian boxer Amit Panghal.
With this sensational victory, Deepak secured a place in the final and will aim to clinch the gold medal.
Later on Friday night, Naveen Boora will be seen in action during his 69kg last-four bout against Asian Games gold medallist Bobo-Usmon Baturov of Uzbekistan.
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