Birmingham: Indian pugilist Hussamuddin Mohammad progressed to the semifinals of men's 57kg to assure the country of a medal at the Commonwealth Games here on Wednesday. Hussamuddin, the 28-year-old from Nizamabad, kept his calm to notch up a 4-1 win over Tryagain Morning of Namibia and join fellow Indian boxer Nitu in the last four.
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Last edition's bronze medallist Hussamuddin, on the other hand, had to work hard for his split division win against Ndevelo. Three Indian boxers -- Lovlina Borgohain, Nikhat Zareen and Ashish Kumar -- will compete in their quarterfinal bouts later in the day.
