India’s Nikhat Zareen reacts after successful her 48kg-50kg (Light Flyweight) class semifinals match in opposition to Colombia’s Ingrit Valencia on the 2023 IBA Women’s Boxing World Championships, in New Delhi, on March 23, 2023.
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Nikhat Zareen (50kg) and Nitu Ghanghas (48kg) superior to the final of the Women’s World Boxing Championships with stellar semifinal wins right here on Thursday.
While Nikhat out-punched Rio Olympics bronze medallist Ingrit Valencia of Colombia 5-0, Nitu eked out a 5-2 victory over Alua Balkibekova of Kazakhstan.
Reigning champion Nikhat used her velocity and tactical acumen to see off Valencia and proceed the defence of her title.
India’s Nitu reacts after successful her 45-48kg class semifinals match in opposition to Kazakhstan’s Alua Balkibekova on the 2023 IBA Women’s Boxing World Championships, in New Delhi, Thursday, March 23, 2023.
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Earlier within the rematch of final 12 months’s quarterfinals, Nitu and Balkibekova went all weapons blazing within the first spherical. However, the Kazakh was extra dominant and took the spherical 2-3.
In the second spherical, Nitu got here out strongly, touchdown hooks and jabs.
Both boxers resorted to physique blows and clinching with Nitu ending on prime.
The final three minutes had been a tense affair with Nitu getting the higher of Balkibekova, forcing a bout evaluation.
