Amman
Indian boxer Hussamuddin on Wednesday advanced to the quarterfinal of the Asian Boxing Championship being held in Amman, Jordan.
He defeated Kyrgyzstan's Seiitbek Uulu in his round of 16 match of the 57 kg (Featherweight) category.
Hussamuddin defeated his opponent 3-2 in a closely contested match. He will now face Pakistan's Ilyas Hussain in the quarter-final.
Another Indian in the fray, Sparsh Kumar lost 1-4 to Tokyo olympics medalist and reigning world champion, Kazakhstan's Saken Bibossinov in his round of 16 match of the 51 kg (Flyweight) category.
Earlier, Sparsh had defeated Kyrgyzstan's Diushebaev Nurzhigit in his round of 32 match on Tuesday.
He defeated Nurzhigit by 5-0.
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The Asian championship is being held in Jordan from November 1 to November 12.