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.
This is the first time that Indian pugilists have secured three medals at World Boxing Championships.
Fighting against Jiamao Zhang of China in the pre-quarterfinal, Deepak controlled the bout right from the start and ended up winning it by a 5-0 unanimous decision.
