Devendro Singh one win away from Rio after reaching semis of AIBA World Qualifiers

Commonwealth Games silver-medallist L Devendro Singh (49kg) stormed into the semifinals, while Manoj Kumar (64kg) and Sumit Sangwan (81kg) entered the quarters to be just one win away from clinching Olympic berths at the International Boxing Association's (AIBA) World Qualifying Tournament in Baku (Azerbaijan) on Tuesday.

Fourth seed Devendro, who hammered South Africa's Bandla Sibusiso 3-0 in the quarterfinal, is assured of a medal after Tuesday's win but will have to make the summit clash to qualify for Rio as only two quota places are up for grabs in the 49kg division. He will face Spain's Samuel Heredia, who stunned top seed Dmytro Zamotaev of Ukraine.

"It was a very good performance by Devendro. He is a boxer with a big heart and he keeps showing that in every bout he fights," national coach Gurbax Singh Sandhu said.