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Amit helped India for winning start in World Boxing Championships
Sports | IANS | Published :Hamburg, Aug 26 : Amit Phangal gave India a good start by forwarding to the pre-quarterfinals in the 19th World Boxing Championships.
The Asian bronze-medallist gets the better of Italy's Federico Serra in a split verdict to enter in second round on Friday night.
Amit now takes seventh seed Carlos Quipo of Ecuador.
The Indian boxer recovered from a slow start in the first round to seal the deal,in second and third rounds although a split decision went on his favour.
India have sent a strong eight-team contingent, the biggest ever, to the World Championships this year. They made the cut through the Asian Championships held in Tashkent earlier this year.
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