<p>Vikas Krishan stands just a win away from an elusive Olympic medal after outclassing Turkey's Sipal Onder 3-0 to comfortably advance to the quarterfinals of men's 75kg middleweight boxing at the Rio Games on Friday.<br /></p>.<p>The 24-year-old Indian started off with some counter punches in a fast-paced round one in Pavilion 6 at Riocentro, and he carried on the momentum throughout to emerge triumphant.<br />With 38 seconds to go the Turkish had to take a break to treat his bleeding eye, which reflected Vikas's complete domination of the first round.<br />The second round was no different as Sipal, a 29-year-old veteran who had a close win over Benny Muziyo of Zambia in his opener, took a defensive stance and tried to keep a distance to avoid Vikas' jabs.<br />The former Asian Games gold medallist, on the other hand, continued his steady progress and at the same time was cautious enough to thwart Sipal's counter punches.<br />Vikas will now face his stiffest challenge against Bektemir Melikuziev of Uzbekistan, who has also beaten the Indian in the final of the 2015 Asian Championships.<br />Melikuziev is the 2015 World Championship silver medallist and 2014 Youth Olympic Games champion.<br />The Uzbek, who was named 2015 Best Male Boxer by the Asian Boxing Confederation, defeated Daniel Lewis of Australia.<br /></p>
<p>Vikas Krishan stands just a win away from an elusive Olympic medal after outclassing Turkey's Sipal Onder 3-0 to comfortably advance to the quarterfinals of men's 75kg middleweight boxing at the Rio Games on Friday.<br /></p>.<p>The 24-year-old Indian started off with some counter punches in a fast-paced round one in Pavilion 6 at Riocentro, and he carried on the momentum throughout to emerge triumphant.<br />With 38 seconds to go the Turkish had to take a break to treat his bleeding eye, which reflected Vikas's complete domination of the first round.<br />The second round was no different as Sipal, a 29-year-old veteran who had a close win over Benny Muziyo of Zambia in his opener, took a defensive stance and tried to keep a distance to avoid Vikas' jabs.<br />The former Asian Games gold medallist, on the other hand, continued his steady progress and at the same time was cautious enough to thwart Sipal's counter punches.<br />Vikas will now face his stiffest challenge against Bektemir Melikuziev of Uzbekistan, who has also beaten the Indian in the final of the 2015 Asian Championships.<br />Melikuziev is the 2015 World Championship silver medallist and 2014 Youth Olympic Games champion.<br />The Uzbek, who was named 2015 Best Male Boxer by the Asian Boxing Confederation, defeated Daniel Lewis of Australia.<br /></p>