Rohit Tokas will face Ghana's Alfred Kotey in the Round of 16 of the men’s Welterweight at the Commonwealth Games 2022.
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Rohit will represent India in the men’s Welterweight category (Over 63.5 kg- 67 kg) at the Commonwealth Games 2022. He will feature against Alfred Kotey of Ghana in the Round of 16. Rohit made it to the Indian squad after emerging victorious in the trials held for the quadrennial event.
The 29-year-old pugilist has had an injury-prone career. He missed out on a Tokyo Olympics and World Championships berth due to back-to-back injuries. First, he suffered a ligament injury in 2018 which landed him out of the squad. Then, he had to go through ligament injuries in both knees in 2019. However, he underwent successful knee surgery before the Covid-19 virus affected the world. Rohit even contracted the virus and got a shoulder injury, but it didn’t stop him from making a solid comeback. The Indian pugilist will certainly be determined to make his presence felt and bring laurels to the nation.
The live coverage of the Commonwealth Games 2022 will be available on different networks across the world. In the Indian subcontinent, it will be telecast LIVE from Birmingham on Sony TEN 1, Sony TEN 2, Sony TEN 3, Sony SIX, and Sony TEN 4. The live streaming will be available on the Sony LIV app or website. Elsewhere, BBC will telecast LIVE in the United Kingdom, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) in Canada, Seven Network in Australia, Sky NZ in New Zealand, Mediacorp in Singapore, S4C in Wales, and ESPN in the USA.
The Round of 16 clash between Rohit Tokas and Alfred Kotey is expected to start from 11:45 pm onwards (IST) on August 2, 2022.
Amit Panghal advanced to the men’s flyweight (51 kg) Quarters in a unanimous decision against Vanuatu’s Namri Berri. Featherweight pugilist Mohammed Hussamuddin entered the Quarter-finals with a 5-0 win against Bangladesh’s Salim Hossain in the round of 16. Ashish Kumar put up a dominant show over Travis Tapatuetoa with a 5-0 unanimous verdict win. Earlier, World Champion Nikhat Zareen and Olympic medallist Lovlina Borgohain had secured a quarter-final berth.
