Tokyo 2020 bronze medalist boxer Arman Darchinyan (71 kg) has won his opening bout at the 2021 AIBA World Boxing Championships being held in Belgrade, Serbia from October 24 to November 6.

The Armenian boxer defeated Kyrgyzstan's Nuradin Rustambek in the 1/16 final late on Friday, the Boxing Federation of Armenia reported.

After landing a second low blow during the second round, the referee stepped in and disqualified Rustambek, granting the victory to Darchinyan.