Sri Lanka, Oct. 25 -- Sri Lanka's Janidu Dhananjaya advanced to the quarterfinals of the men's 50kg flyweight category at the 3rd Asian Youth Games, defeating Bangladesh's Asadullah Md Ali 3-2 in a closely contested three-round bout in Bahrain yesterday.

Dhananjaya edged the first round 3-2 with precise jabs and effective counter-punching, narrowly lost the second round 2-3 as his opponent found openings, but came back strongly in the final round, winning 3-2 with superior combinations to seal the victory.

With this win, Dhananjaya will face Tajikistan in the quarterfinals on Saturday, October 25.

For this year's Asian Youth Games, Sri Lanka has fielded two boxers: Janidu Dhananjaya of Vithyarathna University College, Horana, coached b...