BOLTON teen boxing sensation Amir Khan tonight has guaranteed himself an Olympic medal after a first round stoppage against South Korean opponent Jong Sub Baik.

The 17-year-old student of sports development will take home at least a bronze medal after powering his way to a semi-final place.

But he will now be looking to make the gold medal bout on Sunday after dismantling his opponent in one minute and 37 seconds.

Khan looked sharp from the outset, moving out of the way of his opponent's wild swings before firing back his own heavy shots.

He dropped his opponent early and continued the assault once the referee had stopped counting.

Baik looked in a daze and the referee gave him a standing eight count before deciding he could not continue.

Afterwards Khan said: "I didn't expect to beat him that quickly but I was confident I could beat him. I knew he had slow feet and slow hands and I used that to my advantage.

"It's a great achievement for me to win a medal. Now I've got that bronze medal the pressure is off me a bit now. I think I can go in the ring more relaxed and more calm and get even better.

"I'm happy to win a medal but hopefully I can go on to make the final."

Khan's semi-final opponent on Friday night will be Kazakhstan's Serik Yeleuov, who was too slick for Domenico Valentino of Italy in the previous bout.

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