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BANGKOK: Akhil Kumar beat the odds, the
judges, and the Athens Olympics silver medallist,
Worapoj Petchkoom of Thailand, to win the
bantamweight gold medal at the first Asian
Olympic qualifying boxing tournament here
on Saturday.
The Commonwealth
Games gold medallist Akhil (54kg), started
tentatively against Worapoj but after
his punches failed to reflect in the points
given, the Indian went all out in the
third round before overwhelming the Thai
boxer 21-11. back
