{"id":63414,"date":"2024-05-31T23:12:49","date_gmt":"2024-05-31T23:12:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/31\/nishant-dev-becomes-first-indian-male-boxer-to-book-paris-olympics-ticket-boxing-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2024-05-31T23:12:50","modified_gmt":"2024-05-31T23:12:50","slug":"nishant-dev-becomes-first-indian-male-boxer-to-book-paris-olympics-ticket-boxing-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/31\/nishant-dev-becomes-first-indian-male-boxer-to-book-paris-olympics-ticket-boxing-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Nishant Dev becomes first Indian male boxer to book Paris Olympics ticket | Boxing News &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/msid-110593128,imgsize-45452.cms?resize=1280,720&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Nishant Dev becomes first Indian male boxer to book Paris Olympics ticket | Boxing News &#8211; Times of India\" title=\"Nishant Dev becomes first Indian male boxer to book Paris Olympics ticket | Boxing News &#8211; Times of India\" \/><\/div>\n<div>NEW DELHI: <!-- -->Nishant Dev<!-- --> on Friday became the first <!-- -->Indian male boxer<!-- --> to secure a spot in the <!-- -->Paris Olympics<!-- --> by reaching the semifinals of the <!-- -->Boxing Olympic qualifiers<!-- --> in Bangkok.<br \/>Dev, who had previously missed out on an Olympic berth, defeated Moldova&#8217;s <!-- -->Vasile Cebotari<!-- --> in a 5-0 decision in the 71kg quarterfinal, which was a battle between two southpaws.<br \/>India have now secured four quota places, with women boxers <!-- -->Nikhat Zareen<!-- --> (50kg), Preet Pawar (54kg), and Lovlina Borgohain (75kg) already having booked their tickets to Paris. The 71kg weight class had a total of five quotas available.<\/p>\n<p>Dev started the bout strongly, landing precise and sharp punches. He maintained his composure and used his punches effectively throughout the fight.<br \/>Despite Cebotari landing a few blows in the second round and both boxers appearing tired in the final three minutes, Dev continued to land punches consistently. Cebotari was penalized with a point deduction for hitting Dev while he was down on the canvas.<br \/>In another bout, India&#8217;s hopes of securing a quota in the women&#8217;s 60kg category were dashed when Ankushita Boro<!-- --> lost 2-3 to Sweden&#8217;s Agnes Alexiusson in the quarterfinals. Boro, a former youth world champion, fought valiantly but was ultimately defeated by her more experienced opponent, who is a former European Games bronze medallist.<\/p>\n<p>Boro started slowly but adapted towards the end of the first round, using straight jabs effectively. 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