Paris Olympics 2024: On the night of July 3, in the Paris Olympics 2024, Indian boxer Nishant Dev had a match with Marco Verde Alvarez of Mexico in the quarter-finals of the 71 kg category. It was expected that Nishant would win this match and move towards winning a medal for the country in boxing, but this did not happen. Nishant lost his match 1-4.
After the match, Nishant said that he was unsure if he would lose and that the way the match referee declared the results was not worth believing. Let us tell you that the reason for Nishant’s defeat is the disastrous split decision of the referee board.
23-Year-Old World Championship
23-year-old Nishant Dev won easily in the opening round and completely controlled the match in the second round. During this, he hit several big jab hooks on Mexican Marco Verde Alvarez; despite this, the judges surprisingly favoured Alvarez in that round. Due to this, he went ahead 3-2 in the match, and his lead remained till the end.
Aggressive Start To The Final
Marco Verde Alvarez was quite aggressive at the start of the final round and punched Nishant. The Indian player did well to avoid the punches, but as the match progressed, he looked exhausted, and when he tried to punch, it was very slow. Alvarez took advantage of this and won. Nishant’s 1-4 loss to the second-seeded Mexican opponent in the quarter-finals at the North Paris Arena was not liked by fans on social media, and they accused the judges of denying India a medal at the Paris Olympics.
