Gaurav Bidhuri only the 4th Indian Boxer to win Medal at the World's

Gaurav Bidhuri Won Bronze

Gaurav bidhuri reaching the semi-finals by defeating his opponent Bilel Mhamdi of Tunisia in the 56 kg category of world boxing championship of his debut competition has become the 4th male boxer ever  to win an world championship medal for India.

The 24yr old now faces Duke Ragan who is 19yr has the chance to create history by becoming the first male boxer to reach the finals of a world championship.



Fulfilling the dreams of his father who himself was a national level boxer, Gaurav says that he now aims to win a medal in the Olympics as well as he prepares for his fight with Ragan.








Ragan who possess quick combinational punches and power  will be the toughest opponent for Gaurav in this tournament while Gaurav will be the toughest that Ragan has faced as well as it seems that both did  not have to dig deep to defeat their opponents this well definitely a match where strategy and patience will be the key for Gaurav  as he the only chance to beat his opponent from what the experts say is to defend and hit Ragan on the counter.



But as many in the circles are saying it will be a tough task for the Indian as Duke is considered to a special talent



Match

Round 1

Bidhuri in red and Ragan in blue started the match according to their plans with the Indian defending and keeping the American movements restricted, while the American tried to land combinational punches showing his flair and his speed, with Bidhuri attacking well on the counter and going on the offensive in the final 60 seconds.

Round 2

Started well for Gaurav as he landed an early left jab showing his intent, as he looked to gain points in this round after ending a bit short in the first round, with Ragan keeping his defence firm and hitting back on a counter with jabs. Gaurav tried to break his defence which had him land a few punches and miss a few, the American kept his distance to ensure that he had a sizable lead against his opponent to which would have all but confirmed his win if he maintained his composure in the final round and did not face a brain freeze.

Round 3 

Knowing that the Indian boxer would go all out Ragan put forth a masterclass by keeping his distance and playing defensive game even as Gaurav had started positively he could not break through and saw his chances of final evaporate.

Result

Four judges scored the fight 30-27 in favour of Duke Ragan with one judge scoring 30-26 giving the American teen a win of 5-0 over the Indian who put forward an impressive display of his skills.

Hopefully we would only see him learn and grow better as he becomes only the second after Vikas Kirshnan to win a medal in his Debut world championship.



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