<p>In the pin weight (46kg) pre-quarters, Sandeep out-scored Lithuanian Kestutis Pukas, forcing the referee to stop the contest in the second round. Sandeep will now take on Belarussian Aliaksei Hohleu, who defeated Hungary’s Zoltan Szeirtes 11-1 in another pre-quarterfinal bout.<br />Gaurav Bhiduri (48kg) had an equally easy outing against Freddie Ortiz of Puerto Rico. The Indian got the better of his rival 7-2 in the low-scoring contest. Gaurav will square off against Kazakhstan’s Bagdat Uaidayev, who registered a sensational knock-out victory over Alexandros Tsanikidis of Greece. The Kazakh was trailing 3-5 in the second round when he landed a knock-out punch to clinch the bout. <br />Namit Bahadur, meanwhile, came from behind to beat Israel’s Viktor Barak in the fly weight (50kg) category. Namit will take on Turkey’s Bulut Haykir, who out-punched Bulgaria’s Orhan Hyuseinov 25-3.</p>
<p>In the pin weight (46kg) pre-quarters, Sandeep out-scored Lithuanian Kestutis Pukas, forcing the referee to stop the contest in the second round. Sandeep will now take on Belarussian Aliaksei Hohleu, who defeated Hungary’s Zoltan Szeirtes 11-1 in another pre-quarterfinal bout.<br />Gaurav Bhiduri (48kg) had an equally easy outing against Freddie Ortiz of Puerto Rico. The Indian got the better of his rival 7-2 in the low-scoring contest. Gaurav will square off against Kazakhstan’s Bagdat Uaidayev, who registered a sensational knock-out victory over Alexandros Tsanikidis of Greece. The Kazakh was trailing 3-5 in the second round when he landed a knock-out punch to clinch the bout. <br />Namit Bahadur, meanwhile, came from behind to beat Israel’s Viktor Barak in the fly weight (50kg) category. Namit will take on Turkey’s Bulut Haykir, who out-punched Bulgaria’s Orhan Hyuseinov 25-3.</p>