London Olympics 2012 Boxing: Vijender Singh punches his way to quarters

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London: Vijender Singh punches his way to success defeating Terrell Gausha of USA 16:15 to book a quarter-final berth in the men's middleweight (75kg) category boxing. Terrell Gausha of USA had a good start to Round 1 as he moved rather well with Vijender struggling to land his punches early on. Vijender kept himself at the center of the ring allowing Terrell Gausha to come his way and take points using counters. The Indian succeeded in doing so and took the first round 4:3. In the second round, Gausha did not move much as he traded some good right hooks and jabs but Vijender kept his guard up. Near the end of the second round a 30 sec. burst saw both the boxers trading 1-2 combos and landing a few of them. The second round ended with honours even at 5:5. With Gausha trailing by 1 point, Vijender now started to move well all along the ring frustrating the American who was desperate to take the game to the veteran Indian. Gausha set the tempo of the game as Vijender managed to slow it down with some solid defending. Gausha’s left-right combo had Vijender in trouble as the Indian wobbled a bit but came back strongly with a clean left hook followed by a 1-2 jab. As the bout neared its end a desperate Terrell Gausha let his guard down and a decisive punch straight to the face was landed by Vijender in the final seconds of the round. The 5 judges scored the round 7-7 thus giving Vijender victory by a solitary point with a total score of 16:15 in favour of the Beijing Olympics bronze medalist. The bout as it happened... After ROUND 3: Vijender 16 : 15 Terrell Third Round ends 7-7 Vijender with a solid left hand and that is the end of the bout. Last 90 secs. Terrell Gausha with a right, Vijender need to be accurate. Terrell Gausha with a good right hand, single punches. Vijender with a good shot in. Vijender moving well. Vijender punches good left hook. Terrell Gausha with a good right hand. Vijender with a strike first up. Second Round ends 5-5 After ROUND 2: Vijender 9 : 8 Terrell Right hand by Terrell Gausha, Vijender with the counter, it was an explosive 30 secs, and the American got the better of the Indian. 1-2 combo by Terrell Gausha. that is definite 2 points. Vijender defends well, Terrell Gausha is changing tactics, not moving much now, just straight punches. Vijender with a straight jab but Terrell Gausha counters with a left hook. Second round underway. After ROUND 1: Vijender 4 : 3 Terrell Vijender takes the first Round 4-3 Vijender struggling with the movements of Terrell Gausha. Good exchange by the duo and a left right combo by Vijender. Faster hand by Terrell Gausha. Vijender with a jab now. Terrell is setting the pace here, and a left hook straight to Vijender's face. Vijender is biting his time, looking patient. Terrell gets the frist point with strong left punch. Round one is underway. Live updates from Vijender Singh vs Terrell Gausha bout in the men`s middleweight (75kg) category in the Round of 16. Vijender qualified for the pre-quarters (Rd of 16) defeating Danabek Suzhanov 18-14 whereas Terrell Gausha booked his berth in the Round of 16 courtesy the referee stopping the contest (RSC) against Andranik Hakobyan of Armenia.