On Monday, Sakshi Choudhary, the 2021 Asian Championships bronze medallist, placed on a powerful efficiency to advance to the quarter-finals of the Mahindra IBA Women’s World Boxing Championships in New Delhi. The Haryana-based boxer dominated her opponent, Uzbekistan’s Zhazira Urakbayeva, in a 5-0 win in the Last-16 contest. Using her attain to land relentless punches with each palms, Sakshi was in full management from the begin and took the first spherical. She continued to dominate in the subsequent two rounds with fast motion and sensible attacking technique, successful comfortably by unanimous choice.
Sakshi will face China’s Wu Yu in the quarter-finals. Tonight, the Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain (75kg) will tackle Vanessa Ortiz of Mexico whereas Preeti (54kg), the 2022 Asian Championships bronze medallist, will face final World Championships’ silver medallist Jitpong Jutamas of Thailand of their respective Round-of-16 bouts.
On Tuesday, six Indians, together with reigning world champion Nikhat Zareen (52kg), Nitu Ghanghas (48kg), Manisha Moun (57kg), Jaismine Lamboriya (60kg), Shashi Chopra (63kg), and Manju Bamboriya (66kg), will compete in the pre-quarterfinals.
The event options 324 boxers from 65 international locations, together with a number of Olympic medallists, preventing for titles in 12 weight classes. With a prize pool of INR 20 crore, the occasion is extremely prestigious. Irma Testa (57kg) of Italy, Nesthy Petecio (57kg) of Philippines, Estelle Mossely (60kg) of France, and Brazil’s Beatriz Iasmim Ferreira (60kg) are amongst the Olympic medallists in the competitors.
The Mahindra IBA Women’s World Boxing Championships takes place at the Indira Gandhi Sports Complex in New Delhi, the place plenty of Indian boxers are showcasing their expertise and striving to win the event.
