Saweety Boora, Nitu Ghanghas Bag Gold Medals For India At Women’s World Boxing Championships | Boxing News
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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...