Paris, July 3: 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 here on Wednesday. Dev won the contest 3-2 via a split decision. Paris Olympics 2024: Lovlina Borgohain Advances to Olympic Games Quarterfinals Following Win Over Sunniva Hofstad.

Dev started the bout aggressively, landing straight and precise punches on his opponent to comfortably win the first round. 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.

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