Nine Indian Boxers advanced to the semifinals of Asian Youth Boxing Championship in Tehran. Venkat Giddi Nagarjun edged past Afshin Albandi 2-1 in the 57kg category. Harpal Singh got the better of China's Jhamin Wu 7-2 in 64kg before Sumit Sangwan 75kg outpunched Uzbek Hasanov Mirzobek 8-0. Earlier, Devendro Singh 48kg, Srinivas Surbetti 51kg, and Vikas Kishan in 60kg category won their quarterfinal bouts. Naveen Kumar had booked a semifinal berth after winning his bout on the opening day of the competition in 81kg. Manoj Kumar and Rajat Kaliraman in 91kg category got byes and moved directly into semifinals. All the semifinals are scheduled to be held on Tuesday. Junior World Championship bronze medalist Shiva Thapa's loss was the lone disappointment as he lost to local favourite Ehsan Sepahvand 0-6.