Rio -- Vikas Krishan is one win away from an elusive Olympic medal, as he outclassed Turkey's Onder Sipal 3-0 to comfortably advance to the quarterfinals of men's 75kg category.
Vikas, 24, started off with some counter punches in a fast-paced round one in Pavilion 6 at Riocentro, and he carried on the momentum throughout to emerge triumphant.
With 38 seconds to go, Sipal had to take a break to treat his bleeding eye, which reflected Vikas's complete domination of the first round. The second round was no different as Sipal took a defensive stance and tried to keep a distance to avoid Vikas' jabs.
Vikas, a former Asian Games gold medalist, continued his steady progress and at the same time was cautious enough to thwart Sipal's counter punches.
Vikas will now face his stiffest challenge against Bektemir Melikuziev of Uzbekistan, who beat the Indian in the final of the 2015 Asian Championships.
Melikuziev is the 2015 World Championship silver medalist and the 2014 Youth Olympic Games champion. The Uzbek, who was named 2015's Best Male Boxer by the Asian Boxing Confederation, defeated Daniel Lewis of Australia in his pre-quarters bout.
In the 2012 London Games, Vikas was eliminated in the preliminary round, after his win in the welterweight bout against USA's Errol Spence was overturned.