<p>Indian boxer Satish Kumar (+91kg) eased into the quarterfinals of his debut Olympic Games, defeating Jamaica's Ricardo Brown in his opening bout here on Thursday.</p>.<p>In the battle of two debutants, Satish prevailed 4-1, a comfortable win for him despite the split verdict.</p>.<p>The 32-year-old two-time Asian Championships bronze-winner Indian was helped by Brown's poor footwork throughout the bout though he did end up sustaining a cut on his forehead.</p>.<p>Next up for Satish is Uzebkistan's Bakhodir Jalolov, the reigning world and Asian champion. Jalolov out-punched Azerbaijan's Mahammad Abdullayev 5-0 in his last-16 bout.</p>.<p>Satish, also a 2018 Commonwealth Games silver-medallist, dominated with his right hand and allowed Brown to repeatedly make the mistake of lunging in with very little balance.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/tokyo-olympics-live-Tokyo-2020-Olympics-Tokyo-Olympics-Japan-Covid-19-coronavirus-Tokyo-Tokyo-games-Japan-olympics-tokyo-summer-olympics-1014055.html" target="_blank"><strong>Follow live Tokyo Olympics updates here</strong></a></p>.<p>Brown seemed to be looking for that one big punch that could unsettle the Indian but failed miserably, owing to his inability to move quickly enough.</p>.<p>The Indian, in comparison, was light on his feet and thereby sharper in responding to Brown's attacks.</p>.<p>The 31-year-old Brown, who is the first boxer from his country to qualify for the Games since 1996, was Jamaica's flag-bearer at the opening ceremony.</p>.<p>He is the co-founder of 'Sensi Juice', an organic juice company based in Canada. The juices that are produced by his company are infused with Cannabis.</p>.<p>Brown also worked as a chef in Jamaica till 2014.</p>
<p>Indian boxer Satish Kumar (+91kg) eased into the quarterfinals of his debut Olympic Games, defeating Jamaica's Ricardo Brown in his opening bout here on Thursday.</p>.<p>In the battle of two debutants, Satish prevailed 4-1, a comfortable win for him despite the split verdict.</p>.<p>The 32-year-old two-time Asian Championships bronze-winner Indian was helped by Brown's poor footwork throughout the bout though he did end up sustaining a cut on his forehead.</p>.<p>Next up for Satish is Uzebkistan's Bakhodir Jalolov, the reigning world and Asian champion. Jalolov out-punched Azerbaijan's Mahammad Abdullayev 5-0 in his last-16 bout.</p>.<p>Satish, also a 2018 Commonwealth Games silver-medallist, dominated with his right hand and allowed Brown to repeatedly make the mistake of lunging in with very little balance.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/tokyo-olympics-live-Tokyo-2020-Olympics-Tokyo-Olympics-Japan-Covid-19-coronavirus-Tokyo-Tokyo-games-Japan-olympics-tokyo-summer-olympics-1014055.html" target="_blank"><strong>Follow live Tokyo Olympics updates here</strong></a></p>.<p>Brown seemed to be looking for that one big punch that could unsettle the Indian but failed miserably, owing to his inability to move quickly enough.</p>.<p>The Indian, in comparison, was light on his feet and thereby sharper in responding to Brown's attacks.</p>.<p>The 31-year-old Brown, who is the first boxer from his country to qualify for the Games since 1996, was Jamaica's flag-bearer at the opening ceremony.</p>.<p>He is the co-founder of 'Sensi Juice', an organic juice company based in Canada. The juices that are produced by his company are infused with Cannabis.</p>.<p>Brown also worked as a chef in Jamaica till 2014.</p>