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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...

The contentious women’s boxing nationals kicked off at the Shahid Vijay Singh Pathik Sports Complex in Greater Noida on Friday with big names such as World Champion and Asian Games medallist Nikhat Zareen and Tokyo Olympics medallist Lovlina Borgohain missing from the action. While Nikhat is yet to start her season, Lovlina couldn’t participate in the event due to the ongoing conflict between Boxing Federation of India (BFI) President Ajay Singh and his now-suspended secretary Hemanta Kumar Kalita. In the absence of the country’s leading women’s pugilists, the tournament started with 51kg defending champion Anamika Hooda of Railways Sports Promotion Board (RSPB) defeating Sikkim’s Prava Gajneer in the second round. Among other important results, Devika Ghorpade of Maharashtra claimed a dec...

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Boxing Nationals: After losing CWG, Asiad trials, Minakshi stuns World Champion Nitu Ghanghas

Boxing: Women’s nationals kicks off in absence of big names