India would be aiming to better their best-ever show when the trio of Deepak Bhoria, Mohammed Hussamuddin and Nishant Dev step inside the ring against tough opponents in pursuit of summit berths in the men’s boxing World Championships here on Friday. The fact that all three medals have come in Olympic categories augers well for India heading into the Asian Games, which is the first qualifying event for the Paris Olympics.

India have never had three semi-finalists at the marquee event for amateur boxers and in that respect, the three boxers have already scripted history. In 2019, Amit Panghal became the first Indian male boxer to reach the final, which was a gigantic step forward for the sport in the country and now Deepak, Hussamuddin and Nishant have the chance to take it forward.