CWG 2022 and World Championship gold medalist Nikhat Zareen maintained her dominance in the domestic tournament as well and won 5-0 in a one-sided fashion.
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The country’s top boxers continue to perform brilliantly in the ongoing National Women’s Boxing Championship in Bhopal. The semi-finals of the tournament took place on Sunday, 25 December, in which Nikhat Zareen And in the form of Lovlina Borgohain, two of the biggest names entered the ring. Reigning world champion Nikhat Zareen has made it to the finals of her event and is a strong contender for the title. At the same time, the bronze medalist of Tokyo Olympics, Lovnina Borgohain, continues to shine and has also reached the finals of her category. Nothing less than gold is expected from Lovlina. At the same time, 8 boxers of Railways have also reached the finals.
Special eyes were on Lovlina. This match was considered easy for Nikhat, who won both the titles with her bang performance in Commonwealth Games 2022 and World Championship. Representing Telangana in the 50 kg category, this star boxer defeated Shavinder Kaur of AIP 5-0 in a one-sided fashion. Now he will face Anamika.
Lovlina will fight with youth champion
On the other hand, Lovlina (75 kg) of Assam defeated Jigyasa Rajput of Madhya Pradesh. Now he will face 2021 World Youth Champion SSCB’s Arundhati Chowdhary for the gold medal. At the same time, the excellent performance of the boxers of the Railways continued. Eight boxers from the defending champion Railway Sports Promotion Board (RPSB) reached the finals. These include World Championship 2019 silver medalist Manju Rani (48 kg) and 2017 World Youth Champion Jyoti Gulia (52 kg).
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Manju defeated Anjali Sharma of MP and will now play S Kalaivani of Tamil Nadu. Jyoti defeated Sonia of Uttar Pradesh. Now he will face the witness of SSCB. Railway’s Anupama (50 kg), Shiksha (54 kg), Poonam (60 kg), Sakshi (63 kg), Anupama (81 kg) and Nupur (81 plus) also entered the finals. Last year’s World Championship bronze medalist Manisha (57kg) and World Championship bronze medalist Simranjit Kaur (60kg) also reached the finals. Manisha defeated Sonia Lather of RSPB 4-1 and will now play Vinakshi of Himachal Pradesh. On the other hand, Simranjeet defeated Cross Mangehsangi of AIP by 5-0. Now he will face RSPB’s Poonam.