India, Sept. 26 -- India's Sachin Siwach moved to the men's 60kg quarterfinals with a scrappy 4-1 win over Jordan's Mohammad Adnan Abu Jajeh at the Asian Games here on Friday.

However, it was the end of the road for last edition's bronze medallist Preeti Pawar. The Commonwealth Games gold medallist, who received a first-round bye, went down 0-5 in an unanimous verdict to North Korea's Paris Olympics medallist and reigning Asian Games champion Pang Chol M in the women's 54kg round of 16.

Sachin, who received a first-round bye, started aggressively, landing a series of combinations, but the bout soon turned into a tactical affair, with both boxers relying on counter-attacks. The Indian's cleaner work earned him the round on three cards. ...