Boxer Nishant Dev triumphs over American rival in rocking professional debut

Nishant Dev of India.
| Photograph Credit score: RITU RAJ KONWAR

Star Indian boxer Nishant Dev made a smashing skilled debut as he demolished USA’s Alton Wiggins within the super-welterweight class at The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas.

In a dominating debut, Dev received the competition with a couple of seconds left within the first of the six-round bout through technical knockout on Saturday.

He knocked Wiggins down twice earlier than the referee known as for the stoppage with 20 seconds left within the first spherical.

Strolling in confidently sporting an Indian tri-colour jacket, the 24-year-old hardly appeared like a debutant as he bought straight to work, overwhelming Wiggins with a collection of jabs and hooks.

The match was a part of the Diego Pacheco vs Steve Nelson undercard.

“I am feeling good. I’ve been dreaming about this second for the previous 15 years. Right now I am standing within the greatest ring,” Dev mentioned after the win.

“I dedicate this victory to India, in the present day is Republic Day, additionally it is also my father’s birthday so I dedicate it to him additionally.

“The highway to the first-ever world champion from India begins now. No Indian has ever executed it, I need to be the primary world champion from India and create a legacy,” he added.

Probably the most constant Indian boxers in current instances, Dev, who represented the nation on the Paris Olympics, has signed with promoter Eddie Hearn and Matchroom Boxing.

The 2023 world championship bronze medallist is at present being skilled by former skilled boxer Ronald Simms.