Boxing Nationals: After losing CWG, Asiad trials, Minakshi stuns World Champion Nitu Ghanghas
24-year-old Minakshi sized up 2023 World Championship gold medallist Nitu Ghanghas for more than a minute in the first round of the 48kg quarter-finals at the ongoing Women’s Boxing Nationals in Greater Noida. Minakshi had lost to Nitu twice before – once in the Commonwealth Games trial in 2022 and then for the Asian Games trials in 2023. This time though, things would be different.
As Nitu started attacking, Minakshi followed the plan set by her coach Vijay Hooda to counter her by moving sideways and then landing her shots. She moved away from Nitu’s punches and landed two clean jabs in return. The boxer from Rohtak stuck to that strategy and counter-attacked relentlessly to nullify Nitu’s charge in the subsequent rounds to clinch the bout and knock out the 48 kg World Champion, a stunni...
