Manpreet in quarters of Olympic qualifying event
April 6th, 2012 - 8:08 pm ICT by IANSAstana (Kazakhstan), April 6 (IANS) Asian Games silver medallist Manpreet Singh (91kg) Friday entered the quarterfinals of the Asian Olympic Qualifying Boxing Event here with a resounding victory over Mongolia’s Tulyek Yerbolat. The tournament is the last qualifying event for Indian boxers to book their tickets to London for the 2012 Olympic.
Manpreet floored his opponent Yerbolat with a crashing right cross followed by a huge uppercut which left the referee with no other option but to stop the bout in the very first round as that was the third count being administered to him.
Hence, on the decision of RSC (Referee Stops Contest) in the first round, the 23-year-old Indian was declared the winner. It took Manpreet just a minute and 46 seconds to get past the Mongolian national champion.
Manpreet will now meet Borbashev Chingis of Kyrgyzstan in the quarterfinals Sunday. The Kyrgyz boxer upset Rustam Tulaganov of Uzbekistan in the other pre-quarterfinal bout Friday.
Olympic Bronze medallist Vijender Singh (75kg) will fight in the pre-quarter final match Waez Ishak of Syria, who was a Pan-Arab Military Games gold medal winner in 2010.
Commonwealth Games gold medallist Suranjoy Sing will meet his old nemesis Nyambayar Tugstsogt of Mongolia in the 52kg weight division Saturday.
Youth Olympic Games 2010 silver medallist Shiva Thapa (56kg) will also be seen in action as he takes on Mohmmad Nooristani of Afghanistan in the pre-quarter finals.
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