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Boxing World Champions: ‘It takes time to get good results. So many external factors affect our lives and our boxing’ | Boxing News – Times of India

Four women, independent, strong voiced and stronger willed, visited the TOI's office on Wednesday. What resulted was happy pandemonium as office staff left their posts and terminals to be in their midst, content to even linger in their periphery.India's Sisterhood of the Glove did not disappoint. Smartly quipping and ribbing each other when not offering deep insight into their often-lonely world of boxing, newly-crowned world champions Nitu Ghanghas, Nikhat Zareen, Lovlina Borgohain and Saweety Boora told a tale of the everyday Indian woman, and the hardships they face with a smile on their lips and sweat on their brow. Read on...The world knows about, and revels, in your feats. Can you let us inside your minds a bit, how do each of you feel personally about your success? Where did this...
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Nikhat Zareen: Fantastic Four sparkle at Worlds, but Indian boxers have a long way to go | Boxing News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: The indomitable Nikhat Zareen continued to shine bright while Lovlina Borgohain rediscovered her winning touch as hosts India capped off a memorable campaign in the Women's Boxing World Championships, fetching four gold medals.With the Paris Olympics approaching, it augurs well that the Indian contingent matched its best performance in terms of gold medals.The highlight of the tournament was Nikhat becoming only the second Indian to win the World Championships twice after the legendary MC Mary Kom, who has an unprecedented six titles on the global stage.The emergence of three new champions in Lovlina (75kg), Nitu Ghanghas (48kg) and Saweety Boora (81kg) and some promising performances from the likes of Preeti Pawar (54kg) were also key takeaways from the tournament.Nikhat had...
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Women’s World Boxing Championship: India wins 2 golds, eyes set on two more today

Moments after being crowned world champions, Nitu Ghanghas, 22, ran to India’s national coach Bhaskar Bhatt and wept in his arms; Saweety Boora, 30, pumped her fist at the camera, called for an Indian flag, and waved it. On Saturday, two gold medals were at stake for India at the Women’s World Boxing Championship here – Nitu, harbouring hopes of glory at the Paris Olympics, and Saweety, a veteran of many battles. Both didn’t disappoint, setting the stage for Nikhat Zareen and Lovlina Borgohain on Sunday to complete the gold rush. Nitu defeated Mongolia’s  Lutsaikhan Altantsetseg in the 48-kg final in a 5-0 unanimous decision, while Saweety (81 kg) defeated China’s Wang Lina with a 4-3 split decision. If India wins in both the categories on Sunday, it will equal its 2006 haul, when M C ...
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Nikhat Zareen: Women’s World Boxing Championships: Nikhat, Lovlina, Nitu and Saweety to fight for gold | Boxing News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Nikhat Zareen will have history in her sights as she stands a chance to become only the second Indian boxer after MC Mary Kom to win World Boxing Championships title more than once when she squares off against the two-time Asian champion and 2018 Asian Games bronze medallist Nguyen Thi Tam of Vietnam in the final on Sunday.The 2022 Commonwealth Games champion Nitu Ghanghas, the Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain and three-time Asian medallist Saweety Boora will also be competing for the gold medals.Kicking off India's gold medal charge, the two-time World Youth champion Nitu (48kg) will take to the ring against the two-time Asian Championships bronze medallist Lutsaikhan Altantsetseg of Mongolia in the finals on Saturday. The 22-year-old Indian who is competing...
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Nitu, Saweety assure India of medals at Women’s Boxing World Championships | Boxing News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Nitu Ghanghas (48kg) and Saweety Boora (81kg) produced superlative performances to assure India of two medals at the Women's Boxing World Championships after reaching the semifinals on Wednesday.Commonwealth Games champion Nitu, who was the first Indian to take the ring, recorded a second-round RSC (referee stops contest) win over Madoka Wada of Japan in the quarterfinals.Top seed Saweety confirmed her second world championship medal after getting better of 2018 bronze-medal winner Viktoriya Kebikava of Belarus 5-0 to. She had won the silver in 2014.Power Packed Performance 💪🔥@saweetyboora assures 2️⃣nd medal for 🇮🇳 🥊Watch the action 🔗:… https://t.co/38tnT9aqqI— Boxing Federation (@BFI_official) 1679485551000Sakshi Choudhary (52kg) and last edition's bronze medallist Manisha ...
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Four medals confirmed as Nikhat, Lovlina, Saweety and Nitu storm into Women’s World Boxing Championships semis | Boxing News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Nitu Ghanghas (48kg), Saweety Boora (81kg), Nikhat Zareen (50kg) and Lovlina Borgohain (75kg) produced superlative performances to assure India of four medals at the Women's Boxing World Championships after reaching the semifinals on Wednesday.Commonwealth Games champion Nitu, who was the first Indian to take the ring, recorded a second-round RSC (referee stops contest) win over Madoka Wada of Japan in the quarterfinals.Nitu will now take on the reigning Asian champion and last year's World Championships silver medallist Alua Balkibekova of Kazakhstan in what will be a rematch of last year's World Championships quarter-finals.Top seed Saweety confirmed her second world championship medal after getting better of 2018 bronze-medal winner Viktoriya Kebikava of Belarus 5-0 to. Sh...
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Nitu assures India medal at Women’s Boxing World Championships | Boxing News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Commonwealth Games champion boxer Nitu Ghanghas (48kg) assured India of its first medal at the ongoing Women's World Championships after reaching the semifinals here on Wednesday.The 22-year-old Haryana boxer notched a second-round RSC (referee stops contest) win over Madoka Wada of Japan in her quarterfinal bout to assure herself and India of at least a bronze medal.The Indian played with aggression and landed a flurry of punches on her opponent, forcing the referee to stop the bout and rule in Nitu's favour.Nitu has won all her three bouts in the tournament so far by RSC verdicts.Seven Indian pugilists, including reigning world champion Nikhat Zareen (50kg), Sakshi Choudhary (52kg), Manisha Maoun (57kg), Jaismine Lamboria (60kg), Lovlina Borgohain (75kg), Saweety Boora (81k...