Vikas Krishan became the second Indian boxer to book a pre-quarterfinal berth at the Asian Games after the teenager beat Thailand's Saylom Ardee in his opening round bout in the men's 60-kg category, in Gaungzhou, on Wednesday.
Vikas, reigning world youth champion and a bronze medallist of the inaugural Youth Olympics this year, won 8-1 against Ardee in his first bout at a senior international event.
Vikas, 18, joined Suranjoy Singh (52kg), who won on Tuesday, in the pre-quarters.
The lanky Haryana-lad, with a water-tight defence, fought from long range and never really allowed his rival to get so close as to strike a scoring blow.
"It was my first major international event at the senior level but I was not at all nervous because nerves can affect your game. I took it as just another bout and fought freely," Vikas said.
"I maintained a distance from Ardee because the only time I tried striking from close range, I ended up conceding a point," he added.
Vikas, who became a national champion on debut at the senior level four months ago, will now be up against Turkmenistan's Amangeldi Hudaybergenov in the last-16 stage.
"It is going to be a tough one but hopefully, I will pull it off," Vikas said.
Later in the day, Olympic and World Championship bronze-medallist Vijender Singh (75kg) will open his campaign against Yu Ting Yang of Chinese Taipei.
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