Indian boxers continued to pack a mighty punch at the World Championships as Manoj Kumar (64kg) and Manpreet Singh (91kg) entered the pre-quarterfinals with contrasting wins in their respective second-round bouts on Thursday.
While Asian Games silver-medallist Manpreet clinched a comprehensive victory over Seychelles’ Keddy Agnes, sixth seed and Commonwealth Games champion Manoj got the better of 2011 European champion Fatih Keles of Turkey. Both Manoj and Manpreet had got first-round byes.
Manpreet won 3-0 in the overall analysis with the round-by-round break-up being 30-27 30-27 30-27. Manoj, on the other hand, fought through a see-saw battle even though he too emerged 3-0 victorious at the end of the bout.
‘Manpreet dominated all three rounds even though the other guy was very stout and experienced. Manpreet put to use some precise uppercuts and straight punches to unsettle him,’ national coach Gurbax Singh Sandhu said.
Manoj, meanwhile, will be taking on Canada’s Yves Ulysse. ‘Manoj fought from long range in the opening round and in the second round, the other guy resorted to some tempo. It was an intense bout but he dominated’ said Sandhu.
While Asian Games silver-medallist Manpreet clinched a comprehensive victory over Seychelles’ Keddy Agnes, sixth seed and Commonwealth Games champion Manoj got the better of 2011 European champion Fatih Keles of Turkey. Both Manoj and Manpreet had got first-round byes.
Manpreet won 3-0 in the overall analysis with the round-by-round break-up being 30-27 30-27 30-27. Manoj, on the other hand, fought through a see-saw battle even though he too emerged 3-0 victorious at the end of the bout.
‘Manpreet dominated all three rounds even though the other guy was very stout and experienced. Manpreet put to use some precise uppercuts and straight punches to unsettle him,’ national coach Gurbax Singh Sandhu said.
Manoj, meanwhile, will be taking on Canada’s Yves Ulysse. ‘Manoj fought from long range in the opening round and in the second round, the other guy resorted to some tempo. It was an intense bout but he dominated’ said Sandhu.