Rio de Janeiro, Aug 16 (IANS) India's challenge in the boxing ring came to an end with Vikas Krishan Yadav going down 0-3 to Bektemir Melikuziev of Uzbekistan in the quarter-finals of the men's Middleweight (75kg) category at the Rio Olympics here.
Vikas put up a strong challenge in the opening round before crashing out 27-30, 26-30, 26-30 against the silver medallist of the 2015 World CHampionships at the Riocentro Pavilion 6 on Monday.