Boxer Vikas Storms Into World Championship Semis

Baku, Oct 5: Asian Games gold medallist Vikas Krishan (69kg) was the lone Indian boxer to assure the country of a medal at the Wold Championships, advancing to the semifinals after a thrilling win over Moldova’s Vasli Belous in Baku, Azerbaijan on Wednesday.

Vikas clinched the contest 9-8 with a calculated performance to set up a clash with Ukraine’s European Championship bronze medallist Taras Shelestyuk, who stunned third seed Andrey Zamkovy of Russia on count-back after both the boxers ended the regulation three rounds at 13-13.

Earlier, L Devendro Singh (49kg), Manoj Kumar (64kg) and Jai Bhagwan (60kg) lost their respective quarterfinal bouts to bow out of the event.

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