Melbourne: India had a good day in boxing, with all the three pugilists on show on Saturday sailing into the quarter final at the XVIII Commonwealth Games.
Jitender Kumar began the day for the country on a positive note as he threw a flurry of punches to emerge victorious over his Pakistani opponent in style.
Jitender, who made it to the Games by virtue of a commendable showing at the pre-Games trial, outclassed Nouman Karim in a lopsided match by a 14-5 margin in the 51 kg flyweight category.
Vociferously egged on by a motley group of supporters at the Melbourne Exhibition centre ring, Jitender opened up a 3-0 lead in the opening round and went on consolidating his position after every subsequent round to sniff out a feeble challenge from Kareem.
In the evening, Jai Bhagwan also moved into the last eight in the 60 kg lightweight class as he steamrolled past Robert Lyn Turley of Wales 30-9 in a completely one-sided bout.
Another Indian boxer in fray, Parminder Singh also triumphed in his pre-quarter final clash as he prevailed over Charles Emmanuel Ngock of Cameroom 8-3 in the 75 kg middleweight class.
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