Boxers Hussamuddin, Madan, Narender enter Chemistry Cup semis
Commonwealth Games bronze medallist Mohammed Hussamuddin (56kg) former national champion Madan Lal (56kg) and Narender (+91kg) advanced to the last four stage thereby assuring themselves of a medal each.
Hussamuddin defeated Jordan s Mohammad Alwadi 5-0. Madan on the other hand got the better of Slovakian Viliam Tanko by a similar margin. Narender edged past Moldova s Alexei Zavatin 4-0.
However two-time CWG medal winner Manoj Kumar (69kg) and Manish Panwar (81kg) bowed out with quarter-final losses.
Manoj was beaten by Russia s Andrei Zamkovoi while Manish lost to Slovakia s Matus Strnisko. Both were defeated by 0-5 margins.
Earlier Commonwealth Games medallists Amit Panghal (49kg) and Gaurav Solanki (52kg) and Dheeraj Rangi had entered the semi-finals on Thursday.
Vikas Krishan s campaign ended with a loss to Olympic champion Arlen Lopez of Cuba in the middleweight category.
--IANS tri/vm