Indian boxer Vikas Krishan (69kg) was out-punched 0-5 and left with a bloodied eye by local favourite Sewonrets Quincy Mensah Okazawa as he bowed out of Olympics on Saturday after fighting with a shoulder injury in the opening round.
The 29-year-old Vikas sustained a cut below his left eye in the high-voltage clash.
“During the last sparring session in Italy (before the team left for Tokyo), he injured his shoulder. He got treatment and we had hoped that he would be fine, he started without problem,” India’s High Performance Director Santiago Nieva said.
“But when he attempted a jab at Okazawa’s body, he hurt the shoulder again and could not use his left hand properly. He fought with one hand today,” the Swede added.
Vikas was the only Indian boxer in action on the day.
On Sunday, six-time world champion M C Mary Kom (51kg) and Commonwealth Games Silver-medallist Manish Kaushik will compete in their opening bouts.