November 25, 2010 12:46 PM

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Vijender leads five Indians in boxing title round

Star pugilist Vijender Singh punched his way into the final after a thrilling win to join four more Indians in the title round as boxers continued their stupendous show in the Asian Games on Wednesday. World number one Vijender won a nail-biting 75kg semifinal bout against Mohammad Sattapour of Iran 10-7 to join teen sensation Vikas Krishan (60kg), Dinesh Kumar (81kg), Santosh Kumar (64kg) and Manpreet Singh (91kg) in the finals.However, Commonwealth Games gold medallists Suranjoy Singh (51kg) and Paramjeet Samota (+91kg) had to be content with bronze medals after losing in the semifinals.Vijender, who won a bronze in the 2006 Asian Games, was trailing 1-2 in the first round but recovered in the next two to prevail in a tense bout, in which his Iranian opponent almost matched him punch-for-punch.Source: DD News

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