"This is my first year in the senior circuit and so far it has turned out to be quite well. "Yes, I have never been among the most talked about in the youth circuit, didn't get too many opportunities either but at the senior level, I am trying to make a mark. I spent an entire year trying to figure out my weaknesses and that is what is getting me results now," he added. I slog a lot and that is getting me the results perhaps," he added.The nimble-footed boxer will be up against Carlos Quipo of Ecuador in his second-round bout. He had lost in the Asian Championships quarterfinals to miss out on automatic qualification but got a wild card from the Asian Boxing Confederation to make the cut.

Source: Times of India August 26, 2017 04:30 UTC