<p>Olympian and Commonwealth Games gold medallist Manoj Kumar (64kg) marched into the quarterfinals of the ASBC Asian Confederation Boxing Championship at Amman, Jordon. <br /><br /></p>.<p>Also to move into the last-eight stage on Wednesday were National Games bronze medallist Mandeep Jangra (69kg) and reigning national champion Sukhdeep Singh (75kg).<br /><br /> Manoj made short work of his Sri Lankan opponent Mohamed Dilshan. The Indian played aggressively and caught Dilshan off guard on many occasions before being unanimously declared a winner. He next plays Armi Khir of Malaysia.<br /><br />In the welter weight division, recently crowned Limassol Boxing Cup Champion Jangra dominated the proceeding against Lebanese boxer Antar Khodor. The 20-year-old, who lost out in the quarterfinals in the previous edition in 2011, maintained a steady lead throughout the three rounds. He won on a unanimous decision to move to the next stage and now faces a stiff challenge against Nodirbek Kosimov of Uzbekistan. Kosimov secured a bronze medal in the last edition at Incheon and will be gunning to better his previous performance.<br /><br />Debutant Sukhdeep also gave a good account of himself as he overhauled South Korean boxer Kim Dachwan in a one-sided contest. He now faces 2010 World Combat Games bronze medallist, Jafoyev Navruz of Tajikistan on Friday.</p>
<p>Olympian and Commonwealth Games gold medallist Manoj Kumar (64kg) marched into the quarterfinals of the ASBC Asian Confederation Boxing Championship at Amman, Jordon. <br /><br /></p>.<p>Also to move into the last-eight stage on Wednesday were National Games bronze medallist Mandeep Jangra (69kg) and reigning national champion Sukhdeep Singh (75kg).<br /><br /> Manoj made short work of his Sri Lankan opponent Mohamed Dilshan. The Indian played aggressively and caught Dilshan off guard on many occasions before being unanimously declared a winner. He next plays Armi Khir of Malaysia.<br /><br />In the welter weight division, recently crowned Limassol Boxing Cup Champion Jangra dominated the proceeding against Lebanese boxer Antar Khodor. The 20-year-old, who lost out in the quarterfinals in the previous edition in 2011, maintained a steady lead throughout the three rounds. He won on a unanimous decision to move to the next stage and now faces a stiff challenge against Nodirbek Kosimov of Uzbekistan. Kosimov secured a bronze medal in the last edition at Incheon and will be gunning to better his previous performance.<br /><br />Debutant Sukhdeep also gave a good account of himself as he overhauled South Korean boxer Kim Dachwan in a one-sided contest. He now faces 2010 World Combat Games bronze medallist, Jafoyev Navruz of Tajikistan on Friday.</p>
