KARACHI: Nisar Khan cruised into the quarterfinals of the China Open Boxing Championship, underway in Guyang, after defeating Woo Sungjae of Korea in the opening round.

Fighting in the 75-kg category, Nisar recorded a 9-6 win over the Korean boxer to secure his place in the quarterfinals of the event.  He will now meet Chinas Liu Bing in the quarterfinal on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, Amir Khan, appearing in the 64-kg weight event, received bye in the first round that took him to the quarterfinals against Sakenov Ermek of Kazakhstan on June 1.

However, Sardar Mohammad lost in the first round against Jiang Genwi (China) 9-5 in 60-kg event and bowed out of the championship. There is no bout of Pakistan boxers on Monday.

Mohammad Waseem will play his first bout on June 1.