Ballo, Stevie win first matches

JAKARTA (JP): Indonesian boxers Hermansen Ballo and Stevie Binalay won their first matches at the Olympic Games third qualifying round in Bangkok on Saturday evening.

Ballo defeated RMA Bratnayake of Sri Lanka while Stevie beat Namjil Munkshaikan of Mongolia.

Indonesian assistant team manager, Didiet Soedijoto, quoted by Antara, said that Ballo, competing in the flyweight division, only needed one round to knock down Bratnayake.

Stevie, competing in the light welterweight division, scored 15:12 from Munkshaikan.

Ballo will challenge Turkmenistan Shimonov while Stevie will face K Sanjit of India on Monday. (yan)