India’s Saweety Boora, proper, in motion towards Viktoriya Kebikava of Belarus on the 2023 IBA Women’s Boxing World Championships, in New Delhi on Wednesday, March 23.
| Photo Credit: SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA
Spearheaded by Olympic medallist Lovlina Borgohain and World champion Nikhat Zareen, 4 Indian boxers gained their respective quarterfinal bouts to enter the semifinals of the World girls’s boxing championships on the Ok.D. Jadhav Hall right here on Wednesday.
Lovlina (75kg) has secured her third Worlds medal, whereas Nikhat (50kg) and Saweety Boora (81kg) had been set to say their second. Nitu Ghanghas (48kg) would have a maiden medal from the Worlds.
However, Sakshi Chaudhary (52kg), Manisha Moun (57kg), Jaismine Lamboria (60kg) and Nupur Sheoran (+81kg), suffered losses.
In a extremely bodily contest, Lovlina noticed off Mozambique’s Worlds bronze winner Rady Gramane 5-0.
The lanky Lovlina maintained a good way and used her counter punches, together with an efficient left jab and a shock proper, regardless of receiving a couple of strong blows. She will meet two-time Olympic medallist and former World champion Li Qian of China.
In a neck-and-neck battle, Nikhat edged previous one other robust opponent, double Worlds bronze medallist Chuthamath Raksat, 5-2 via ‘bout review.’
The skilled Indian, a 52kg World champion, landed spectacular photographs to remain forward of the nimble-footed Thai by an similar 3-2 margin within the first two rounds.
Nikhat displayed higher footwork and linked counters from a protracted vary within the third. Following some confusion as a result of of the announcement concerning the different ring’s end result, she was named because the winner.
Nikhat will face Colombian World and Olympic medallist Ingrit Valencia.
Commonwealth Games champion Nitu achieved a uncommon hat-trick of RSC wins as she toppled two-time Worlds bronze winner Madoka Wada of Japan.
In a repeat of final version’s quarterfinal contest, Nitu will meet Kazakh Asian champion and Worlds silver medallist Alua Balkibekova.
Saweety, who acquired a bye, fought bravely to beat hugely-built Belarusian former Worlds bronze medallist Viktoriya Kebikava 5-0 and guarantee a medal after 9 years. Saweety will tackle Australian Emma-Sue Greentree.
Important outcomes (quarterfinals):
48kg: Alua Balkibekova (Kaz) bt Erivan Barut (Tur) 5-0; Nitu Ghanghas bt Madoka Wada (Jpn) RSC-R2.
50kg: Nikhat Zareen bt Chuthamat Raksat (Tha) 5-2; Ingrit Valencia (Col) bt Giordana Sorrentino (Ita) 4-1.
52kg: Yu Wu (Chn) bt Sakshi Chaudhary 5-0; Rinka Kinoshita (Jpn) bt Romane Mulai (Fra) 5-0.
54kg: Jutamas Jitpong (Tha) bt Johana Gomez (Ven) 5-0; Yeni Arias (Col) bt Zhaina Shekerbekova (Kaz) 3-0.
57kg: Irma Testa (Ita) bt Jucielen (Bra) 5-0; Amina Zidani (Fra) bt Manisha Moun 4-1.
60kg: Paola Valdez (Col) bt Jaismine Lamboria 5-0; Yeonji Oh (Kor) bt Khelif Hadijla (Alg) 5-0.
63kg: Chengyu Yang (Chn) bt Mai Kito (Jpn) 5-0; Fatia Benmessahe (Fra) bt Altagra Solis (Mex) 5-2.
66kg: Imane Khelif (Alg) bt Navabakhor Khamidova (Uzb) 5-0; Janjaem Suwannapheng (Tha) bt Beatriz Soares (Bra) 4-3.
70kg: Anastasiia Demurchian (Rus) bt Ichran Chaib (Alg) 5-0; Kaye Scott (Aus) bt Alcinda Dos Santos (Moz) 5-2.
75kg: Lovlina Borgohain bt Rady Gramane (Moz) 5-0; Li Qian (Chn) bt Davina Michel (Fra) 5-0.
81kg: Saweety Boora bt Viktoriya Kebikava (Blr) 5-0; Lina Wang (Chn) Timea Nagy (Hun) 5-0.
+81kg: Lazzat Kungeibayeva (Kaz) bt Nupur Sheoran 4-3; Khadija Mardi (Mar) bt Zheng Lu (Chn) 5-0.
