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Sakshi advances to quarterfinals of Women’s World Boxing Championships | Boxing News – Times of India



NEW DELHI: Indian boxer Sakshi (52kg) progressed into the quarterfinals of the Women’s World Boxing Championship with a 5-0 unanimous decision win over Zhazira Urakbayeva of Kazakhstan on Monday.
Sakshi, the 2021 Asian Championship bronze medallist, made good use of her height and long reach to decimate her opponent. She would punch Urakbayeva and step back quickly, not letting her opponent counter attack.
The Indian danced around the ring, playing with aggression and released a number of punches to emerge victorious.
“I played much better than I expected. She is a good boxer so I thought it would be a 19-20 fight but the strategy worked for me and I was able to dominate,” Sakshi said after the bout.
Later in the day, Preeti (54kg) will face Thailand’s Jitpong Jutamas in a round of 16 bout while Olympic bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain will open her campaign against Vanessa Ortiz of Mexico in the 75kg pre-quarterfinals.
(With PTI Inputs)





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