Nikhat Zareen celebrates after successful the 50kg gold within the IBA Women’s Boxing World Championships in New Delhi on Wednesday, March 26.
| Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma
Star boxers Nikhat Zareen and Lovlina Borgohain fought with each ounce of their being because the host matched its 2006 rely of 4 gold medals and concluded its campaign within the World girls’s boxing championships on the Okay.D. Jadhav Hall on a brilliant observe right here on Sunday.
Nikhat, who claimed her maiden World title in 52kg final 12 months, secured her second successive gold medal in an Olympic weight, 50kg, in entrance of a vociferous residence crowd.
An Olympic bronze medallist in 69kg, Lovlina Borgohain achieved her goal of breaking her ‘bronze jinx’ and settled down in 75kg forward of the Paris Games by selecting her maiden World crown.
With Nitu Ghanghas (48kg) and Saweety Boora (81kg) delivering gold medals earlier, India handled solely gold within the occasion.
The style of gold was sweeter for Commonwealth Games champion Nikhat, who grew to become the second Indian lady after M.C. Mary Kom to win more than one World title. Her sixth bout turned out to be the hardest as Nikhat avenged her defeat to Vietnam’s two-time Asian champion Thi Tam Ngyuen with a 5-0 verdict.
Nikhat moved in to join physique and head pictures on taller southpaw Thi, who was penalised for holding, and received the primary spherical 5-0.
Lovlina Borgohain claimed the 75kg honours within the IBA Women’s Boxing World Championships in New Delhi on Wednesday, March 26.
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Sushil Kumar Verma
Thi stepped up aggression and took the second spherical 3-2 as Nikhat was punished for bending an excessive amount of.
With standing counts on each amidst buying and selling of punches, Nikhat gave it her all regardless of receiving a reduce on her higher lip, which was as soon as affected by herpes, and opened up in the course of the bout. After being declared the winner, she knelt down to supply a prayer.
“I wanted to put every ounce of my energy and win the final,” stated Nikhat, dedicating her victory to the house crowd.
Asian champion Lovlina managed to pip two-time Commonwealth Games medallist Caitlin Parker 5-2 via bout assessment to pocket her maiden World title.
The lanky Lovlina replied to the Aussie’s assaults with counters and stayed 3-2 up within the first spherical.
After Caitlin bagged the second spherical, Lovlina, boxing from an extended vary, made good use of her left jabs to emerge triumphant within the spectacular tussle.
“I was stressed. I couldn’t succeed fully in my plan, lacking in a few things. Feels good to become a World champion,” stated Lovlina.
The outcomes (finals): 50kg: Nikhat Zareen bt Thi Tam Ngyuen (Vie) 5-0; 54kg: Hsiao-Wen Huang (Tpe) bt Yeni Arias (Col) 5-0; 60kg: Beatriz Ferreira (Bra) bt Paola Valdez (Col) 5-0; 66kg: Liu Yang (Chn) bt Janjaem Suwannapheng (Tha) 5-0; 75kg: Lovlina Borgohain bt Caitlin Parker (Aus) 5-2; +81kg: Khadija Mardi (Mar) bt Lazzat Kungiebayeva (Kaz) 4-1.
