India's Vijender Kumar beat Carlos Gongora of Ecuador 9-4 in the quarter-finals of the 75kg middleweight category of the boxing event on Wednesday to guarantee India another medal at the Beijing Olympics on Wednesday.Vijender had a good start, winning the opening round 2-0. He also pocketed the second round 2-1. The third also went his way 3-2 and so did the fourth 2-1.
Vijender stormed into the last eight after overwhelming Angkhan Chomphuphuang of Thailand 13-3 in a lop-sided pre-quarter-final bout on Saturday night.
Earlier, he thoroughly dominated his opening bout against Gambia's Jack Badou, scoring a facile 13-2 win.
Boxer Vijender Kumar after making sure at least an Olympic bronze for India on Wednesday said there was a fire in his belly to win his quarterfinal bout after the loss of Akhil Kumar and Jitender Kumar.
"There was a fire in my belly which was the driving force for me. I knew I had to do something after Akhil and Jitender lost their bouts. I had to win my bout and I am really happy for what I have done. But I can't stop here. My target is to win the gold medal," Vijender told reporters after defeating Ecuador's Carlos Gongora 9-4 in the middleweight (75kg) category quarterfinals at the Workers' Gymansium.
Of the bout Vijender said: "It was a tough fight but I cleverly used my height. I tried hitting his body and from there I gained some points."
In Friday's semi-final, Vijender will face Cuban Emilio Correa Bayeaux. But even if he loses, Vijender will get the bronze.
"I will settle for nothing less than a gold. I have worked hard for all these years to come here. During our camp at Patiala, we used to watch the footage of all the boxers and that has helped me a lot," he said.
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