IMAGE: India’s Nishant Dev in action against Jose Gabriel Rodriguez Tenorio of Ecuador. Photograph: Piroschka Van De Wouw/Reuters
India's Nishant Dev entered the quarterfinals of the 71kg men's boxing competition, defeating Jose Gabriel Rodriguez Tenorio of Ecuador at the Paris Olympics in Paris on Wednesday.
Dev won the contest 3-2 via a split decision.
Dev started the bout on an aggressive note, landing straight and precise punches on his opponent to win the first round comfortably.
Photograph: Kind courtesy BFI/X
But the Ecuadorian saved his best for the last as Dev looked a bit tired to take the contest to the wire.
But in the end, the Indian did enough to defend his score and secure a place in the last-eight round.
