&nbsp;World Championships bronze medallist<a href="https://www.google.com/url?client=internal-element-cse&amp;cx=35dda4f4ea6214499&amp;q=https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/india-boxers-sanjeet-akash-kumar-enter-pre-quarters-23198828&amp;sa=U&amp;ved=2ahUKEwjP4q_dqJiBAxXTcWwGHTMXCY4QFnoECAgQAg&amp;usg=AOvVaw2a2VCgNHt06Re7FuBk3zUt" target="_blank" rel="none noopener"> Akash Kumar</a> (57kg) defeated Wasim Abusal of Palestine to reach the final of the Mustafa Hajrulahovic Memorial tournament in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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Kumar, a world championship bronze winner in 2021 edition, started the bout aggressively and looked in control from the first round itself. Abusal tried counter-attacking in the second round but with no success as Kumar's attacking punches were relentless.
The Indian did not give his opponent any chance of a comeback throughout the bout. Kumar secured a unanimous 5-0 win to enter the final to be played on Saturday. <a href="https://www.google.com/url?client=internal-element-cse&amp;cx=35dda4f4ea6214499&amp;q=https://www.mid-day.com/amp/sports/other-sports/article/Manish-Kaushik-makes-winning-debut-at-Boxing-World-Championships-21721196&amp;sa=U&amp;ved=2ahUKEwj_urCMqZiBAxXVzDQHHa7MB6AQFnoECAYQAg&amp;usg=AOvVaw1scdWd-jXlBObXigIBI1lT" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Manish Kaushik</a> (63.5kg) and Manju Rani (50kg) will be in action on Friday in their semifinals bouts.
An 11-member Indian team, which has five women in it, is competing in the tournament.
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The Indian did not give his opponent any chance of a comeback throughout the bout

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Kumar, a world championship bronze winner in 2021 edition, started the bout aggressively and looked in control from the first round itself

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