Commonwealth Games 2018: Three Indian boxers in semis

Manish overpowered Calum French of England by a unanimous 5:0 verdict. Manish seemed solid right from the start but soon, his opponent started counter-attacking. At one stage, the duo threw everything at each other and in the process Kaushik fought without a guard up. But at the end, it was the Indian boxer who proved superior and assured another medal for India.

Earlier, boxers Gaurav Solanki and Vikas Krishan Yadav entered the semi-finals of their respective weight categories.

Gaurav came up with an impressive performance against three-time Oceania champion Charles Keama of Papua New Guinea to claim a well-deserved, unanimous 5:0 verdict in the quarter-finals of the men's flyweight (52 kilogram) category.

Vikas also registered a comfortable 5:0 victory over Benny Muziyo of Zambia in the last eight stage of the men's middleweight (75kg) division. The duo thus confirmed another couple of medals to the Indian tally as every boxer in the last-four stage is assured of a spot on the podium.

Gaurav will fight Vidanalange Ishan Bandara of Sri Lanka in the semi-finals on Friday. Bandara outclassed Thabo Molefe of Lesotho 4:1 in another quarter-final on Wednesday.

Later, Vikas coasted to an easy win over Muziyo. The African adopted an attacking approach right from the start and Vikas responded by staying just outside his reach and using a higher guard than usual.