It is also the first time in history, the tournament is being played in 13 weight categories, as per AIBA's newly introduced weight divisions. The event has been witnessing competition between 650 top boxers from more than 100 participating countries from across the world. Govind Kumar Sahani (48kg), Varinder Singh (60kg), Nishant Dev (71kg), Sumit (75kg), and Lakshya Chahar (86kg) are the other boxers of the 13-member Indian contingent who will compete at the 21st edition of the tournament which will go on till November 6. Two Indian pugilists-reigning Asian champion Sanjeet (92kg) and Sachin Kumar (80) have been awarded first-round byes in their respective categories. In-form Deepak, who claimed the senior nationals title last month, had caught many eyeballs earlier this year after defeating Olympic champion Shakhobidin Zoirov of Uzbekistan at Strandja Memorial Tournament. On the other hand, Deepak Bhoria (51kg) will have a comparatively difficult challenge in his opening round match as he will start off against two-time Asian champion Azat Usenaliev of Kyrgyzstan on Tuesday. Sumit (75kg) will take on Damon O'Neill of Jamaica. While bronze medal winner of 2015's edition, Shiva Thapa (63.5kg), will take on Kenya's Victor Nyadera, Narender ( 92kg) will fight against Poland's Oskar Safaryan. On the second day of the competition on Tuesday, four Indians will play their opening-round matches. Later tonight, the 21-year-old Akash will start his campaign against Adem Fukran in the 67kg category. Rohit did not let the momentum slip away and managed a comprehensive victory against the Ecuadorian pugilist, who participated at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. However, following a closely-contested first round, the 20-year-old Indian started making good use of his height and struck some timely heavy blows to score crucial points in the next round.

Both the boxers made cautious starts in their opening match of the prestigious championships. Rohit Mor defeated Olympian Jean Caicedo 5-0 in the 57kg opening round match to give India a winning start at the 2021 AIBA men's World Boxing Championships on Monday.

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