Bangkok, Feb 2: Akhil Kumar out-punched Olympic silver medallist Worapoj Pitchkoom to complete an all-conquering run at the Asian Olympic Qualifiers by clinching India's lone gold medal here on Saturday.

The 27-year-old bantam weight pugilist, who on Friday became the second Indian after AL Lakra to qualify for the Beijing Olympics, drubbed the local favourite 21-11.

"It is certainly one of the most memorable wins of my career... right up there with the Commonwealth Games gold medal that I won in 2006," an ecstatic Akhil told PTI.

Apart from Akhil's gold, India ended the tournament with a rich haul of three bronze medals through Amandeep Singh (48kg), Dinesh Kumar (81kg) and Manpreet Singh (91kg).

For Akhil, the triumph caps a fantastic comeback from a career-threatening wrist injury, which kept him out of action for more than half of 2007.

"It is indescribable, mind numbing ... I never thought that I would be able to come this far after that injury which had rendered my right hand useless for some time," he said.

"It took a surgery and months of rehabilitaion before I entered the ring again. Now that I have qualified for Beijing, it has given me fresh impetus."

The Indian stepped into the ring on Saturday with everything to win and hardly anything to lose.