Commonwealth Games bronze medallist Jaismine Lamboria overcame a number of odds in the previous few months earlier than displaying her class once more by posting a commanding win in her opening bout within the World women’s boxing championships on the Ok.D. Jadhav Indoor Hall on Friday.
While seventh-seeded Jaismine (60kg) outpunched Nyambega Beatrice Ambos of Tanzania with the referee stopping the competition, former World youth champion Shashi Chopra (63kg) recorded a complete 5-0 victory over Kenyan Mwangi Teresiah Wanjiru.
Jaismine overcame a bout of typhoid and a shoulder damage to make it to the World championships squad by way of the analysis system regardless of lacking the National championships in December.
Jaismine, additionally an Asian bronze medallist and a last-eight finisher within the 2022 World championship, once more confronted uncertainties on account of a court docket case over choice points, however underlined her price by displaying her advantageous motion and long-range punches in a bout that lasted just one minute and 23 seconds.
Jaismine landed beautiful head pictures as Nyambega skilled an early standing depend.
The Indian introduced one other depend for the African boxer earlier than fixing a pre-quarterfinal date with Tajikistan’s Mijgona Samadova.
Shashi, a National champion, stayed away from the grasp of the taller Kenyan opponent and delivered some well-directed punches to stroll away because the winner. She will meet sixth-seeded Kito Mai of Japan.
Shruti Yadav (70kg), the last-minute alternative for Sanamacha Chanu, was crushed 5-0 by a superior Chinese rival Zhou Pan.
Important outcomes (preliminary rounds):
60kg: Chiper Cristina (MDA) bt Ayoma Lucy Achieng (Ken) 4-1; Ala Ivashkevich (Blr) bt Aslahan Mehmedova (Bul) 4-0.
Taguchi Ayaka (Jpn) bt Tugsjargal Nomin-Erdene (Mgl) 4-1; Jaismine Lamboria bt Nyambega Beatrice Ambos (Tan) RSC-R1.
Rimma Volossenko (Kaz) bt Sitora Turdibekova (Uzb) 4-3; Mijgona Samadova (Tjk) bt Altin Yeliz (Tur) 5-0; Mossely Estelle (Fra) bt Buapa Porntip (Tha) 5-0;
63kg: Thananya Somnuek (Tha) bt Ha Thi Linh (Vie) 4-1; Shashi Chopra bt Mwangi Teresiah Wanjiru (Ken) 5-0.
Mega de Cler (Ned) bt Nilufar Bboyorova (Tjk) 4-3; Emma-Sue Greentree (Aus) bt Saltanat Medenova (Rus) 4-3;
70kg: Zhou Pan (Chn) bt Shruti Yadav 5-0; Jocelyn Garcia Lopez (Mex) bt Tuncer Zehra (Tur) 4-1.
75kg: Guneri Elf (Tur) bt Manikon Baison (Tha) 5-2, Anastasiia Shamonova (Rus) bt Solano Vanegas Angie (Col) 5-0.
81kg: Viktoriya Kebikava (Blr) bt Yenilmez Eda (Tur) 5-0.
