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Deepak Bhoria, Nishant Dev Progress To Pre-Quarters In Asian Games 2023 Boxing | Asian Games News
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Deepak Bhoria, Nishant Dev Progress To Pre-Quarters In Asian Games 2023 Boxing | Asian Games News

[ad_1] Representative image© AFPWorld championship bronze medallist Deepak Bhoria and Nishant Dev recorded emphatic wins in their respective events of the Asian Games, on Monday. Deepak out-punched Malaysia's Muhammad Abdul Qaiyum Bin Ariffin 5-0 to advance to round of 16 in the men's 51kg event. Nishant notched up a win over Nepal's Dipesh Lama by a similar margin in the men's 71kg opening round. However, Arundhati Choudhary bowed out in the opening round of the women's 66kg event. The young Indian pugilist was no match to world champion Yang Liu of China, who jabbed and hooked her way to a dominant 5-0 win.(Asian Games 2023 medals tally | Asian Games 2023 Full Schedule)Deepak, who had pipped last year's gold medallist Amit Panghal to make the squad, was involved in an energy-sapping bo...
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PM Modi Congratulates Nikhat Zareen, Lovlina Borgohain For Winning Gold At World Boxing Championships | Boxing News
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PM Modi Congratulates Nikhat Zareen, Lovlina Borgohain For Winning Gold At World Boxing Championships | Boxing News

[ad_1] Nikhat Zareen won her second consecutive World Boxing Championship gold.© BFIPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday congratulated Indian boxers Nikhat Zareen and Lovlina Borgohain for winning gold at World Boxing Championships. India capped off an outstanding campaign by finishing with the highest gold medals (four) at the IBA Women's World Boxing Championship after the nation's illustrious pugilists Nikhat Zareen and Lovlina Borgohain recorded stellar victories by contrasting margins in the finals at the Indira Gandhi Sports Complex in New Delhi on Sunday.The reigning World champion Nikhat (50kg) defeated Nguyem Thi Tam of Vietnam to win gold for a second consecutive year at the tournament while the Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Lovlina (75kg) claimed her maiden Worlds gold wit...
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“Roller-coaster Bout”: Nikhat Zareen Post Becoming 2nd Indian After Mary Kom To Win Two World Boxing Titles | Boxing News
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“Roller-coaster Bout”: Nikhat Zareen Post Becoming 2nd Indian After Mary Kom To Win Two World Boxing Titles | Boxing News

[ad_1] Nikhat Zareen continued to chart new highs in boxing after winning her second World Championships gold medal in New Delhi on Sunday. She beat Vietnam's Nguyen Thi Tam in the 50kg summit clash with a 5-0 verdict. The victory was all the more sweet for Nikhat as this is new weight category for the 26-year-old. Her earlier World Championship (2022) win came in the 52 kg category. She changed her weight category as 50kg class is included in Olympics. Nikhat becomes only the second Indian after the legendary MC Mary Kom to win the prestigious title twice."I am happy that i have become world champion for the second time in a different weight category, which is an Olympic weight category. Today was the toughest bout of all as she has been an Asian champion too. This is good for me as my ...
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Nikhat Zareen Wins Her Second World Boxing Championships Title | Boxing News
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Nikhat Zareen Wins Her Second World Boxing Championships Title | Boxing News

[ad_1] Nikhat Zareen defeated her opponent in the 51kg final by a unanimous verdict.© BFIIndian boxer Nikhat Zareen added a second world Championships title to her name, defeating Vietnam's Nguyen Thi Tam in the 50kg summit clash in New Delhi on Sunday. Nikhat upstaged Tam by a 5-0 verdict. Nikhat becomes only the second Indian after the legendary MC Mary Kom to win the prestigious title twice. On Saturday, Nitu Ghanghas (48kg) and Saweety Boora (81kg) were crowned world champions Hosts India are on course to match their best-ever performance in terms of gold medals won with Olympic medallist Lovlina Borgohain set to take the ring later in the day. India had won the four golds in the 2006 edition at home which was also the country's best ever display with a haul of eight medals, includin...
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Saweety Boora, Nitu Ghanghas Bag Gold Medals For India At Women’s World Boxing Championships | Boxing News
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Saweety Boora, Nitu Ghanghas Bag Gold Medals For India At Women’s World Boxing Championships | Boxing News

[ad_1] Nitu Ghanghas (48kg) and the seasoned Saweety Boora (81kg) etched their names in history as they were crowned world champions after notching contrasting wins at the marquee tournament in New Delhi on Saturday. Commonwealth Games gold medallist Nitu put up a stupendous performance to see off Mongolia's Lutsaikhan Altansetseg 5-0 and claim the title for the minimum weight category in front of a packed crowd, with Beijing Olympics bronze medallist and Nitu's idol Vijender Singh also present. Saweety made it two out of two for the hosts as she warded off a challenge from two-time medallist China's Wang Lina.In the first bout of the day, Nitu started off aggressively and used her combination of punches, landing jabs and hooks effectively.The 22-year-old Bhiwani boxer was able to take t...
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Women’s World Boxing Championships Final Live Updates: Nitu Ghanghas, Saweety Boora In Focus | Boxing News
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Women’s World Boxing Championships Final Live Updates: Nitu Ghanghas, Saweety Boora In Focus | Boxing News

[ad_1] LIVE World Boxing Championships Final 2023: Nitu Ghanghas' final bout will start at 6 PM IST.Women's World Boxing Championships Final LIVE: Nitu Ghanghas will be competing in the 48kg category final at the Women's World Boxing Championships on Saturday. She will be up against Lutsaikhan Altansetseg of Mongolia in the summit clash. The match will kick off at 6 PM IST. In the semi-finals, the Indian boxing star had defeated Alua Balkibekova of Kazakhstan. On the other hand, Saweety Boora will be competing in the 81kg category final at night. She will face Wang Lina of China. In the semi-finals, Saweety put up a stellar performance to beat Emma-Sue Greentree of Australia 4-3 on points after the bout was reviewed.Here are the Live Updates of Women's World Boxing Championships final, s...
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Women’s World Boxing Championships: Where To Watch Live Telecast, Live Streaming Of Nitu Ghanghas’ Final Bout | Boxing News
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Women’s World Boxing Championships: Where To Watch Live Telecast, Live Streaming Of Nitu Ghanghas’ Final Bout | Boxing News

[ad_1] Nitu Ghanghas will face Lutsaikhan Altansetseg of Mongolia in the summit clash.© BFINitu Ghanghas will be competing in the 48kg category final at the Women's World Boxing Championships on Saturday. She will be up against Lutsaikhan Altansetseg of Mongolia in the summit clash. With three consecutive Referee Stops Contest (RSC) wins under her belt, the Indian boxing star continued her remarkable run at the tournament with her victory over Alua Balkibekova of Kazakhstan in the semi-final. Nitu earned a hard-fought 5-2 win on points over the the reigning Asian champion after the bout was reviewed.When will Nitu Ghanghas' Women's World Boxing Championships final match take place?Nitu Ghanghas' Women's World Boxing Championships final match will take place on Saturday, March 25.Where wi...
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Women’s World Boxing Championships: Live Telecast, Live Streaming Details Of Nikhat Zareen, Lovlina Borgohain’s Semi-final Bouts | Boxing News
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Women’s World Boxing Championships: Live Telecast, Live Streaming Details Of Nikhat Zareen, Lovlina Borgohain’s Semi-final Bouts | Boxing News

[ad_1] India's boxing stars Lovlina Borgohain and Nikhat Zareen will be in action on Thursday at the ongoing Women's World Boxing Championships in New Delhi. Lovlina, Nitu Ghanghas, Nikhat and Saweety Boora have entered the semi-final of the world event to secure themselves of a medal. Nitu will be the first one to play her semi-final game -- against Alua Balkibekova of Kazakhstan, Nikhat will be playing next. The matches of Lovlina and Saweety will start later at night.Nikhat Zareen:When will Nikhat Zareen's Women's World Boxing Championships match take place?Nikhat Zareen's Women's World Boxing Championships match will take place on Thursday, March 23.Where will Nikhat Zareen's Women's World Boxing Championships semi-final match take place?Nikhat Zareen's Women's World Boxing Champions...
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Women’s World Boxing Championships: Nikhat Zareen Starts Campaign With Scintillating Win | Boxing News
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Women’s World Boxing Championships: Nikhat Zareen Starts Campaign With Scintillating Win | Boxing News

[ad_1] File photo of Nikhat Zareen.© TwitterAce Indian boxer Nikhat Zareen started the defence of her title with an emphatic RSC (referee stops contest) win over Anakhanim Ismayilova in the opening round of the Women's World Championships in New Delhi on Thursday. The tournament started with home favourite Nikhat's bout and the pugilist did not disappoint. Competing in the 50kg category, the 2022 Commonwealth Games gold medallist took her time to judge her opponent, but once she figured out the Azerbaijan boxer's game, there was no stopping her.Nikhat, who is unseeded despite being the reigning champion, was at her aggressive best as she landed a flurry of combination punches on her opponent.Such was the Indian's domination that the referee had to give Ismayilova the 'count' thrice befor...
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Oversight Committee Gets Two More Weeks To Complete Probe Into Sexual Harassment Allegations Against Wrestling Body Chief | Wrestling News
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Oversight Committee Gets Two More Weeks To Complete Probe Into Sexual Harassment Allegations Against Wrestling Body Chief | Wrestling News

[ad_1] The Sports Ministry has extended by two weeks the deadline given to the Oversight Committee to submit its report on sexual harassment allegations against WFI president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. The Committee, led by legendary boxer MC Mary Kom, was formed on January 23 to investigate into the claims made by country's top wrestlers that Brij Bhushan has sexually harassed several women wrestlers and intimidates the athletes. The wrestlers had not provided the names of the 'victims'.The committee, which is running the day-to-day functioning of the sports body, was asked to submits its report in four weeks.The ministry extended the deadline following requests from the committee members and now it will submit its report by March 9."The Sports Ministry has given a two-week extension to...
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