Nishant Dev

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2024

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Sabi.Hussain, June 6, 2024: The Times of India

In January 2022, Nishant Dev feared the end of his promising boxing career. He was told by doctors that his right shoulder had developed a fungal infection and that it was spreading to other parts of his body as well.


It was because of the rod that was put in to treat his dislocated shoulder back in 2010 after he fell down the stairs at his home. The rod was removed three months later and Nishant, who was introduced to the sport in 2012 by his uncles, continued pursuing boxing.


Ten years later, when he was making the heads turn in boxing circles with his fearless approach and aggression, came the news that his shoulder had developed severe infection and needed immediate treatment.


By that time, Nishant had become the senior national champion and a World Championships bronze medallist. He immediately went for surgery in March 2022 and rehabilitation in his spirited to again return to the boxing ring. He kept working on his endurance and conditioning and never allowed insecurities to disrupt his comeback trail. Nishant came back stronger after retaining his senior Nationals title in Hisar a year later and, since then, has become a dominant force in the71kg division.


He recently saved the country’s blushes after getting the to secure a quota place for the Paris Olympics following his semifinal dash at the second world boxing qualifiers in Thailand.


“I have power, speed and timing. But the main thing is skills. If you have that you can win against any kind of boxer. Hard work and smart.”
“Like this time (during Olympic qualifiers), I was going for body shots, body punches... body punches are painful and can make the opponent breathless. There were shortcomings that I had, like low stamina in the third round, my body balance, and also the fact that my body function had become weak. I didn’t have the body language that one should have in round three. I worked on all of this,” he added.