<p>Super heavyweight boxer Manjeet Singh continued his winning streak at the third China Open Boxing Tournament here to enter the final in his weight-category.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The 2012 senior nationals bronze medallist powered through to the final round Thursday with another scintillating performance in the semifinals of the plus-91 kg event.<br /><br />Manjeet, 21, defeated Yermek Ussenove of Kazakhstan in the quarters to make his place in the penultimate round. In the semis, the two-time youth nationals bronze medallist was up against local lad Wang Zhi Bao.<br /><br />The burly youngster, participating in his first international tournament, began slowly but soon gathered momentum penetrating Wang's guard with some power-packed punches. The Chinese boxer put up a good show in the second round but the Indian forged ahead with a flurry of jabs and hooks.<br /><br />He went on to bag his spot in the final with a win on split-decision. Singh will stake claim to the yellow metal against Akepeer Yusuf from China (B team).<br /><br />But there was disappointment for other three Indian boxers in the semifinals.<br /><br />Silver medal-winner in the inaugural edition of this tournament, Sunil Kumar (52 kg) gave his opponent Chang Young of China a run for his money. On more than one occasion, Sunil, with his swift combinations, seemed to be taking the game away from Chang but ultimately the 23-year-old lost out to the Chinese boxer in what was an enthralling contest. He will return from the tournament with a bronze medal.<br /><br />Likewise, 19-year-old Ajay Kumar (56 kg) will have to be content with a bronze after losing to You Lunhai, also of China. But the rookie boxer, making his international debut, displayed immense skill and technique. Although he ended up losing in the last-four clash, he made Lunhai work hard for a place in the finals.<br /><br />Middle-weight boxer Jaideep also went down to another Chinese boxer Chao Gejiletu in his semifinal bout and had to make do with a bronze medal.<br /></p>
<p>Super heavyweight boxer Manjeet Singh continued his winning streak at the third China Open Boxing Tournament here to enter the final in his weight-category.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The 2012 senior nationals bronze medallist powered through to the final round Thursday with another scintillating performance in the semifinals of the plus-91 kg event.<br /><br />Manjeet, 21, defeated Yermek Ussenove of Kazakhstan in the quarters to make his place in the penultimate round. In the semis, the two-time youth nationals bronze medallist was up against local lad Wang Zhi Bao.<br /><br />The burly youngster, participating in his first international tournament, began slowly but soon gathered momentum penetrating Wang's guard with some power-packed punches. The Chinese boxer put up a good show in the second round but the Indian forged ahead with a flurry of jabs and hooks.<br /><br />He went on to bag his spot in the final with a win on split-decision. Singh will stake claim to the yellow metal against Akepeer Yusuf from China (B team).<br /><br />But there was disappointment for other three Indian boxers in the semifinals.<br /><br />Silver medal-winner in the inaugural edition of this tournament, Sunil Kumar (52 kg) gave his opponent Chang Young of China a run for his money. On more than one occasion, Sunil, with his swift combinations, seemed to be taking the game away from Chang but ultimately the 23-year-old lost out to the Chinese boxer in what was an enthralling contest. He will return from the tournament with a bronze medal.<br /><br />Likewise, 19-year-old Ajay Kumar (56 kg) will have to be content with a bronze after losing to You Lunhai, also of China. But the rookie boxer, making his international debut, displayed immense skill and technique. Although he ended up losing in the last-four clash, he made Lunhai work hard for a place in the finals.<br /><br />Middle-weight boxer Jaideep also went down to another Chinese boxer Chao Gejiletu in his semifinal bout and had to make do with a bronze medal.<br /></p>