Paris 2024 Olympics: Indian boxer Nishant Dev loses to Mexico’s Marco Verde in quarterfinal
Indian boxer Nishant Dev lost to Mexico’s Marco Verde in the men’s 71kg quarterfinals at the Paris 2024 Olympics on Saturday.
Nishant outscored Verde in the first set before ceding control of the bout in the next two and eventually succumbing to a split decision from the judges.
In the round of 16, Nishant defeated seventh seeded Jose Gabriel of Ecuador 3-2 to win by points to qualify for the quarterfinal.
The 23-year-old Nishant is a World Championships bronze medallist from the 2023 edition of the event held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. His performance in that competition included a famous 5-0 win over Cuba’s Jorge Cuellar in the quarterfinals.
He burst onto the scene when he reached the quarterfinals of the Elite World Boxing Championship in 2021 in his debut International tournament.