Jitender advances to pre-quarterfinal in flyweight bout

India's Jitender Kumar beat Turkey's Ulas Furkan Memis to move into the pre-quarterfinal in the flyweight category.

India's Jitender Kumar beat Turkey's Ulas Furkan Memis to move into the pre-quarterfinal in the flyweight category (51 kg) of the boxing competition at the Beijing Olympics onTuesday.

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Jitender was leading 12-3 when Memis retired in the third round.