Glove girls for the future of Indian boxing | Boxing News – Times of India
Young boxers Payal, Nisha and Akansha put up dominating performances to emerge champions at the 2023 IBA Junior World Boxing Championships in Yerevan, Armenia as India concluded their impressive campaign with 17 medals. Payalhanded India its first gold at the meet when she outclassed local favourite Petrosyan Heghine by a unanimous decision in the girls 48kg final.Later, Asian youth champions Nisha and Akansha lived up to the expectations to clinch gold medals in style. Nisha (52kg) and Akansha (70kg) overwhelmed Abdullaoeva Farinoz of Tajikistan and Taimazova Elizaveta of Russia respectively with an identical 5-0 margin. India was the dominant force in the prestigious competition as the 26-member squad secured 17 medals including three gold, nine silver and five bronze medals. Overall,...