Indians pack a punch

In the 60kg category, Diwakar Prasad also made short work of his Pakistani rival Mohd Soffid, beating him 26-8 to set up a clash with Iranian Houman Karami.

However, there was disappointment in store in the 64kg category in which Manoj Kumar went down 10-22 to a Korean. Tomorrow, Akhil Kumar 54kg and Vijender 75kg will fight their quarter final bouts as they seek to move a step closer to the finals, which is a requisite to secure a berth in the Olympics. While Commonwealth games gold medallist Akhil takes on Kazakh Mukhit Amantayev, Doha Asiad bronze winner Vijender will slug it out against Korean Jin Cho Deok.