Beijing: Anthresh Lalit Lakra paid the price of being too cautious as he crashed out of the Beijing Olympics' boxing competition after losing 5-9 to Athens Games bronze medallist Bahodirjon Sultanov in the opening round of the featherweight category in Beijing.
Lakra, the only Indian boxer in action on Monday, evaded too much and attacked too little against an aggressive Sultanov in the low-scoring bout.
The first round had the Indian trailing 1-2 and the margin remained the same at the end of the second round with Lakra 3-4 behind.
Sultanov, a bantam weight bronze winner in Athens, relied on jabs and right crosses to unsettle Lakra and succeeded without much hassle as the Indian failed to take advantage of his long reach.
Lakra did make it 5-5 in the third round but Sultanov ensured that it was to be the only highlight of the bout for Lakra.
The Uzbek pugilist launched an aggressive assault in the final round and raced to a four-point lead before ending Lakra's hopes.
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