Comeback man Vikas Krishan claimed a slot in the Indian men’s boxing squad for next year’s Olympics qualifiers after winning his final trial bout along with two others.

Krishan, who earlier competed in the 75kg category, is back to the 69kg division after recovering from a back injury sustained during his short stint in the professional boxing. The 26-year-old out-punched Duryodhan Singh Negi in a unanimous decision in the trial.

Also making the squad for the Asia/Oceania zone qualifiers, scheduled from February 3 to 14 in Wuhan, China, were Gaurav Solanki and Naman Tanwar . While Solanki defeated Mohammed Hussamuddin, Tanwar edged past Naveen Kumar. Both the bouts were split verdicts.

“It was good to see how strongly Gaurav Solanki came back against Hussamuddin in the tough bout,” said High Performance Director Santiago Nieva. “As for Vikas, he is very focused and we have high hopes from him. We have a good one month before the Olympics qualifiers. We are going to train hard and work on the necessary adjustments required,” he added.