<p>Nishant Dev, the Indian boxer who narrowly missed out on his maiden Olympic medal at the Paris Games 2024, has turned professional, with his debut bout scheduled for January 25 in Las Vegas. The 24-year-old Indian boxer took to his social media (Instagram handle) to announce his decision to turn professional, expressing his excitement for stepping into a new field and making India proud internationally.</p>
<p>Nishant has urged support from his countrymen upon switching professional.&nbsp;</p>
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<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m very excited to be joining Matchroom Boxing and beginning my professional career in Las Vegas on January 25th,&rdquo; Dev wrote on Instagram. &ldquo;My goal is to become India&rsquo;s first-ever world professional boxing champion, and I know I have a whole nation behind me to help me achieve this.&rdquo;</p>
<p>Dev, the two-time national champion, is trained by former professional boxer Ronald Simms.</p>
<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m working hard every day with my trainer Ronald Simms. I know I have the right team behind me and the biggest promoter in the world to ensure that I reach the very top in the sport,&rdquo; Dev added.</p>
<h2>&lsquo;Enjoyed my time&rsquo;</h2>
<p>Reflecting on his career as an amateur boxer, Dev wrote he enjoyed competing at the highest level &ndash; the Olympics and winning a World Championship medal.&nbsp;</p>
<p>&ldquo;I enjoyed my time as an amateur boxer and competed at the very highest level in the Olympics and winning a World Championship medal. But now, I&rsquo;m ready for this new chapter in my career.</p>
<p>&ldquo;The journey to the World Championship starts in Las Vegas on January 25th!&rdquo; Dev added.</p>
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<h3>So close, yet so far</h3>
<p>Nishant came close to winning his maiden medal at the Paris Summer Games 2024, but following a split-decision loss against Mexico's Marco Verde Alvarez in the 71kg category (on August 3), saw him missing it by a whisker.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Had he won that bout, he would have ensured another medal for India at the 2024 Olympic Games.&nbsp;</p>
<p>"I am feeling very bad. India has lost not only a bronze but a gold medal, and I was seeing myself getting such a gold medal because I had defeated the person with whom I had a fight before and I had defeated him in this fight too but the point of view of the judges was different and I was not at all happy with their decision," Nishant said in a chat with ANI after the Paris Games exit.&nbsp;</p>
<p><em>(With inputs from agencies)</em></p>

Sports, Boxing: Nishant announced his decision to turn professional, expressing his excitement for stepping into a new field and making India proud internationally.

Nishant Dev, the Indian boxer who narrowly missed out on his maiden Olympic medal at the Paris Games 2024, has turned professional, with his debut bout scheduled for January 25 in Las Vegas. The 24-year-old Indian boxer took to his social media (Instagram handle) to announce his decision to turn professional, expressing his excitement for stepping into a new field and making India proud internationally. Nishant has urged support from his countrymen upon switching professional. Also read | LA wildfires: Ex-Olympian Gary Hall's gold medals lost in inferno “I’m very excited to be joining Matchroom Boxing and beginning my professional career in Las Vegas on January 25th,” Dev wrote on Instagram. “My goal is to become India’s first-ever world professional boxing champion, and I know I have a whole nation behind me to help me achieve this.” Dev, the two-time national champion, is trained by former professional boxer Ronald Simms. “I’m working hard every day with my trainer Ronald Simms. I know I have the right team behind me and the biggest promoter in the world to ensure that I reach the very top in the sport,” Dev added. ‘Enjoyed my time’ Reflecting on his career as an amateur boxer, Dev wrote he enjoyed competing at the highest level – the Olympics and winning a World Championship medal. “I enjoyed my time as an amateur boxer and competed at the very highest level in the Olympics and winning a World Championship medal. But now, I’m ready for this new chapter in my career. “The journey to the World Championship starts in Las Vegas on January 25th!” Dev added. View this post on Instagram A post shared by 𝐍𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐃𝐞𝐯 (@nishantboxer_jr) So close, yet so far Nishant came close to winning his maiden medal at the Paris Summer Games 2024, but following a split-decision loss against Mexico's Marco Verde Alvarez in the 71kg category (on August 3), saw him missing it by a whisker. Had he won that bout, he would have ensured another medal for India at the 2024 Olympic Games. "I am feeling very bad. India has lost not only a bronze but a gold medal, and I was seeing myself getting such a gold medal because I had defeated the person with whom I had a fight before and I had defeated him in this fight too but the point of view of the judges was different and I was not at all happy with their decision," Nishant said in a chat with ANI after the Paris Games exit. (With inputs from agencies)

Olympian boxer Nishant Dev seeks support after turning professional

<p>India’s Nishant Dev went down fighting 1-4 against the 2021 World Championships silver medallist Omari Jones of USA in the men’s 71kg quarter-finals at the 1st World Olympic Boxing Qualifier in Busto Arsizio, Italy.</p>

<p>A closely fought contest witnessed contrasting first two rounds. Omari dominated the first one effectively using speed to his advantage to secure a perfect 5-0 start.</p>

<p><strong>Also Read:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/sports/rugby-two-time-world-champions-australia-slump-to-new-low-in-world-rankings-as-italy-rise-699269">Rugby: Two-time world champions Australia slump to new low in world rankings as Italy rise</a></p>

<p>However, Nishant got himself back and looked more effective as the southpaw delivered some good combinations of left hook and jab in what was an action-packed three minutes which involved a lot of holding and grappling. Omari relied on the counter attack but it was Nishant who secured the second round with a 4-1 scoreline.</p>

<p>The final round was intense as Nishant continued his aggressive display and took an early advantage. Both the boxers looked tired as the round progressed but Jones made the most use of the final 60 seconds with some effective punches, tilting the decision of the match in his favour.</p>

<p>With Nishant’s loss, India stand at four quotas for Paris Olympic Games 2024 with Nikhat Zareen (50kg), Preeti (54kg), Parveen Hooda (57kg) and Lovlina Borgohain (75kg) confirming their berths with impressive performances at the Asian Games.</p>

<p>The Indian boxers will get another opportunity to secure the Paris Olympics quotas through the second World Qualification Tournament, to be held in Bangkok from May 23 to June 3.</p>


India’s Nishant Dev went down fighting 1-4 against the 2021 World Championships silver medallist Omari Jones of USA in the men’s 71kg quarter-finals at the 1st World Olympic Boxing Qualifier in Busto Arsizio, Italy.

India’s Nishant Dev went down fighting 1-4 against the 2021 World Championships silver medallist Omari Jones of USA in the men’s 71kg quarter-finals at the 1st World Olympic Boxing Qualifier in Busto Arsizio, Italy. A closely fought contest witnessed contrasting first two rounds. Omari dominated the first one effectively using speed to his advantage to secure a perfect 5-0 start. Also Read: Rugby: Two-time world champions Australia slump to new low in world rankings as Italy rise However, Nishant got himself back and looked more effective as the southpaw delivered some good combinations of left hook and jab in what was an action-packed three minutes which involved a lot of holding and grappling. Omari relied on the counter attack but it was Nishant who secured the second round with a 4-1 scoreline. The final round was intense as Nishant continued his aggressive display and took an early advantage. Both the boxers looked tired as the round progressed but Jones made the most use of the final 60 seconds with some effective punches, tilting the decision of the match in his favour. With Nishant’s loss, India stand at four quotas for Paris Olympic Games 2024 with Nikhat Zareen (50kg), Preeti (54kg), Parveen Hooda (57kg) and Lovlina Borgohain (75kg) confirming their berths with impressive performances at the Asian Games. The Indian boxers will get another opportunity to secure the Paris Olympics quotas through the second World Qualification Tournament, to be held in Bangkok from May 23 to June 3.

India’s Nishant Dev loses to USA's Omari Jones in maiden World Olympic Boxing Qualifiers

<p>Debutant Nishant Dev (71kg) became the seventh Indian boxer to enter the second round of the AIBA men's World Championships with a confident 5-0 triumph over Hungary's Laszlo Kozak here on Wednesday.</p>

<p>Dev will next fight Mauritian Merven Clair, who got a bye in the first round, and his victory maintained the unbeaten run of the country's pugilists at the ongoing showpiece.</p>

<p>However, another debutant Lakshya Chahar (86kg) lost to Korea's Kim Hyeongkyu, a former Asian Games silver-medallist, after the bout had to be stopped in the second round. The action came to an unexpectedly early end when the Indian sustained a forehead cut that opened up despite medical attention.</p>

<p>Chahar won the opening round 4-1 but the judges ruled in favour of the Korean after the bout was stopped.</p>

<p>A visibly irate India High-Performance Director Santiago Nieva was seen expressing his displeasure with the decision, which also left Chahar stunned.</p>

<p>Earlier, Dev's win was a perfect start to the day for the country after Sumit (75kg) and Narender Berwal (+92kg) advanced to the second round of their respective categories with fine victories late Tuesday night.</p>

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<p>Sumit defeated Jamaican Damon O'Neill 5-0 while Narender faced some stiff challenge from Poland's Oskar Safaryan before recording a 4-1 win.</p>

<p>Sumit will face Tajikistan's Abdumalik Boltaev in the next round, while Sierra Leone's Mohamed Kendeh awaits Berwal.</p>

<p>Four others, including Asian medal winners Shiva Thapa (63.5kg) and Deepak Bohria (51kg), had made the second round of their categories earlier in the tournament.</p>

<p>Later this evening, Varinder Singh will take on Karen Tonakanyan of Armenia in his 60kg opening bout.<br />
Govind Sahani (48kg) will be seen in action Wednesday night.</p>

<p>Sahani will fight it out against Ecuador's Billy Arias in a round of 32 contest. All three are making their debuts at the global showpiece.</p>

<p><strong>ALSO READ:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.wionews.com/sports/world-boxing-championship-more-than-600-boxers-ready-from-over-100-countries-419192">World Boxing Championship: More than 600 boxers ready from over 100 countries</a></strong></p>

<p>With more than 600 boxers from over 100 countries in the fray, a lot of competitors will have to win at least three bouts in some categories to get to the quarterfinal stage.</p>

<p>The gold winners at the showpiece will walk away with a prize money of USD 100,000.</p>

<p>The silver medallists are to be given USD 50,000, and both bronze-medallists will be awarded USD 25,000 each. The total prize purse stands at a whopping USD 2.6 million.</p>

<p>India are being represented by its reigning national champions across weight categories.&nbsp;</p>


Debutant Nishant Dev (71kg) became the seventh Indian boxer to enter the second round of the AIBA men's World Championships with a confident 5-0 triumph over Hungary's Laszlo Kozak here on Wednesday.

Debutant Nishant Dev (71kg) became the seventh Indian boxer to enter the second round of the AIBA men's World Championships with a confident 5-0 triumph over Hungary's Laszlo Kozak here on Wednesday. Dev will next fight Mauritian Merven Clair, who got a bye in the first round, and his victory maintained the unbeaten run of the country's pugilists at the ongoing showpiece. However, another debutant Lakshya Chahar (86kg) lost to Korea's Kim Hyeongkyu, a former Asian Games silver-medallist, after the bout had to be stopped in the second round. The action came to an unexpectedly early end when the Indian sustained a forehead cut that opened up despite medical attention. Chahar won the opening round 4-1 but the judges ruled in favour of the Korean after the bout was stopped. A visibly irate India High-Performance Director Santiago Nieva was seen expressing his displeasure with the decision, which also left Chahar stunned. Earlier, Dev's win was a perfect start to the day for the country after Sumit (75kg) and Narender Berwal (+92kg) advanced to the second round of their respective categories with fine victories late Tuesday night. ALSO READ: AIBA World Boxing C'ships: Deepak Bhoria, Sumit Kumar, Narender Berwal maintain India's winning streak Sumit defeated Jamaican Damon O'Neill 5-0 while Narender faced some stiff challenge from Poland's Oskar Safaryan before recording a 4-1 win. Sumit will face Tajikistan's Abdumalik Boltaev in the next round, while Sierra Leone's Mohamed Kendeh awaits Berwal. Four others, including Asian medal winners Shiva Thapa (63.5kg) and Deepak Bohria (51kg), had made the second round of their categories earlier in the tournament. Later this evening, Varinder Singh will take on Karen Tonakanyan of Armenia in his 60kg opening bout. Govind Sahani (48kg) will be seen in action Wednesday night. Sahani will fight it out against Ecuador's Billy Arias in a round of 32 contest. All three are making their debuts at the global showpiece. ALSO READ: World Boxing Championship: More than 600 boxers ready from over 100 countries With more than 600 boxers from over 100 countries in the fray, a lot of competitors will have to win at least three bouts in some categories to get to the quarterfinal stage. The gold winners at the showpiece will walk away with a prize money of USD 100,000. The silver medallists are to be given USD 50,000, and both bronze-medallists will be awarded USD 25,000 each. The total prize purse stands at a whopping USD 2.6 million. India are being represented by its reigning national champions across weight categories.

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