Jaismine, left, used her long-range counter-punching to good impact towards Shamadova at the 2023 IBA Women’s Boxing World Championships in New Delhi on Tuesday, March 21.
| Photo Credit: SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA
Nikhat Zareen defied a drained physique and one other doughty opponent, Mexican Fatima Herrera Alvarez, to ebook a berth in the 50kg quarterfinals of the World ladies’s boxing championships at the Okay.D. Jadhav Hall right here on Tuesday.
Nikhat, a 52kg World champion, was joined by Nitu Ghanghas (48kg), Manisha Moun (57kg) and Jaimine Lamboria (60kg) in the last-eight, whereas different Indians, Shashi Chopra (63kg), Manju Bamboriya (66kg), misplaced their respective pre-quarterfinal bouts.
Altogether eight residence boxers, together with Sakshi Chaudhary (52kg), Lovlina Borgohain (75kg), Saweety Boora (81kg) – who bought a bye to the quarters – and Nupur Sheoran (+81kg), will characteristic in the last-eight on the morrow.
In a repeat of final version’s round-of-32 contest in 52kg, Nikhat, who defeated top-seeded Roumaysa Boulam on Sunday, moved effectively to land quick mixtures on the aggressive Mexican.
Fatima, who conceded a warning level for holding in the second spherical, made Nikhat’s process simpler.
“The last bout’s fatigue was there. As the fight progressed, my body responded better,” mentioned Nikhat, who would face two-time Worlds bronze medallist Thai Chuthamat Raksat.
Commonwealth Games champion Nitu trounced two-time Tajikistan National champion Sumaiya Qosimova to safe her second successive RSC victory inside a minute. She will tackle Japan’s a number of Worlds medallist Madoka Wada.
Worlds bronze medallist Manisha maintained her composure to quell the problem of hard-hitting Turkish professional boxer Elifnur Turhan by way of an RSC verdict. Manisha will meet French professional boxer Amina Zidani.
Long vary counterpuncher Jaismine rallied to beat Asian bronze medallist Mijgona Shamadova. She will conflict with Colombian Paola Valdez, who ousted 2016 World and Olympic champion Estelle Mossely.
Important outcomes (preliminary rounds):
48kg: Alua Balkibekova (Kaz) bt Iulia Chugalakova (Rus) 4-1; Madoka Wada (Jpn) bt Tayonis Cadeno (Ven) 5-0; Nitu Ghanghas bt Sumaiya Qosimova (Tjk) RSC-R1;
50kg: Nikhat Zareen bt Fatima Alvarez (Mex) 5-0; Chuthamat Raksat (Tha) bt Caroline de Almeida (Bra) 5-0; Ingrit Valencia (Col) bt G.Chukanova (Bul) 5-0; Sassila Lkhadiri (Fra) bt Anush Grigoryan (Arm) 4-3
57kg: Irma Testa (Ita) bt Nguyen Thi Thanh Hao (Vie) 5-0; Amina Zidani (Fra) Ashleyann Motta (Pur) 4-1; Manisha Moun bt Elif Nur Turhan (Tur) RSC-R3; Omailyn Alcala (Ven) bt Nesthy Petecio (Phi) 4-3;
60kg: Rimma Volossenko (Kaz) bt Natalia Sadrina (Srb) 5-2; Jaismine Lamboria bt Mijgona Shamadova (Tjk) 5-0; Paola Valdez (Col) bt Estelle Mossely (Fra) 5-0
63kg: Nataliya Sychugova (Rus) bt Somnuek Thananya (Tha) 5-2; Mai Kito (Jpn) bt Shashi Chopra 4-0; Altagra Solis (Mex) bt Megan De Cler (Ned) 4-1;
66kg: Navbakhor Khamidova (Uzb) bt Manju Bamboriya 5-0; Beatriz Soares (Bra) bt Marissa Williamson (Aus) 4-1; Liu Yang (Chn) bt Milena Matovic (Srb) 3-1.
