India’s Satish Kumar will face reigning world and Asian champion Bakhodir Jalolov of Uzbekistan in the quarter-finals of the men’s super heavyweight (+91kg) category at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics on Sunday, August 1.
The 32-year-old Indian pugilist, who is the country’s first super heavyweight (+91kg) boxer to compete in the Olympics, sailed into the quarter-finals on his debut at the quadrennial event as he defeated Jamaica’s Ricardo Brown at the Ryogoku Kokugikan arena.
The two-time Asian Championships bronze medalist Satish put on an impressive show to beat Brown by a 4:1 split verdict.
Satish, who is just one win away from securing India’s third medal at the Tokyo Olympics, will next face a difficult challenge against his Uzbekistan rival in the upcoming bout.
Bakhodir Jalolov has two world championship medals and also bagged three gold medals at Asian Championships.
The 27-year-old is also a professional boxer and has an 8-0 win record, all by knocking out his rivals.
Interestingly, Satish Kumar has never beaten Jalolov, having faced his Uzbekistan opponent on two occasions.
While the Indian pugilist lost by a split decision in the Indian Open final in 2018, he was defeated 5-0 in the Asian Olympic Qualifier held in March last year.
Where to watch Satish Kumar’s quarter-final Boxing match at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics live in India?
Satish Kumar will be in action at 9:36 AM on August 1 in the men’s super heavyweight (+91kg) category boxing event at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The match will be telecast live on Sony TEN 2, Sony Six and their corresponding HD TV channels in India.
Sony TEN 3, Sony TEN 3 HD, Sony TEN 4 and Sony TEN 4 HD will broadcast Tokyo 2020 in regional languages.
Live streaming of boxing at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics will be available on the Sony Liv app and website.
Live broadcast subject to Sony Sports Network.
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