This was for the first time that three Indians were battling it out for the finals in the World Championship and despite the big hype they faltered at the crucial stage and with that any hope of them figuring in the finals evaporated.

Still, this is the first time that India won three medals in the World Boxing Championship. The previous best was in 2019 where India clinched a silver and a bronze.

With three bronze India finished joint fourth in the medal tally. Hosts Uzbekistan (9),Cua and Russia (6 each) Kazakhstan (5) took up the top three spots.

Indian gold campaign got off to an inauspicious star when strong contender Hussamudin was forced to withdraw from the tournament due to a knee injury about an hour before his semifinal bout.

Later Deepak went down fighting to two-time World Championships bronze medallist France's Bilal Bennama 3-4 split verdict in a close contest which went into bout review.

The 29-year-old Army man Hussamudin sustained a knee injury in his quarterfinal bout against J. Diaz Ibanez of Bulgaria and decided against risking aggravation.

Hussamuddin gives a walkover due to injury and settles for bronze. He had a knee injury in the last bout after which he had pain and swelling, Boxing Federation of India (BFI) said in a statement.

After careful and detailed assessment by medical team, Team Management have decided that he won't take part in the semifinal bout which is to take place today as he doesn't want the injury to aggravate rather recover for future competitions.

Hussamudin, who was competing in his debut World Championships, was scheduled to face Cuba's Saidel Horta in the last-four clash

Nishant Dev (71kg), who has converted his quarter-final finish at the last World Championships to a guaranteed medal failed against Asian champion Aslanbek Shymbergenov of Kazakhstan in the semi-finals.

The Karnal-born pugilist has displayed his supreme ability through his world-class performances by notching three wins by unanimous decisions and one by the referee stopping the contest (RSC) so far lost his bout 2-5.

The gold medallists will receive a prize money of USD 200,000, the silver medallists are to be given USD 100,000 and bronze medallists will get USD 50,000 each.