Jitender Kumar in quarter-finals

Indian pugilist Jitender Kumar kept his medal hopes alive by beating Ismael Faiala of Palestine to move into the quarter-finals in the boxing event of the 14th Asian Games in Busan on Saturday.

Kumar scored a convincing 21-7 victory in the middleweight category to become the second Indian boxer after Mohammad Ali Qamar to make it to the last eight stage.

The lanky Kumar took full advantage of his reach and dominated the bout with a flurry of punches, giving no scope to his opponent to bounce back.

Commonwealth Games gold medal winner Mohammad Ali Qamar had yesterday defeated Pakistan's Hafeez Imran 12-1 to move into the last eight in the light flyweight category.