Top women boxers switch to Olympic weight divisions

Top women boxers switch to Olympic weight divisions

Some top boxers, including World champions Nitu Ghanghas and Saweety Boora, have switched to Olympic weight divisions ahead of Paris 2024. Nitu, who won the World title in 48kg, has jumped to 54kg, while Saweety, the 80kg World champion, has come down to 75kg. As per the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) selection policy, Nikhat […]

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Getting justice here will be bigger than winning an Asiad medal: Bajrang Punia

Getting justice here will be bigger than winning an Asiad medal: Bajrang Punia

Bajrang Punia with his wife Sangeeta Phogat at the protest site against the president of Wrestling Federation of India Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on Sunday morning, April 30, 2023. | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR With time running out to get back to training and qualifying for the upcoming […]

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Nikhat Zareen eager to use World Championship experience to win Olympic quota

Nikhat Zareen eager to use World Championship experience to win Olympic quota

Nikhat Zareen poses for a photo with her belt and the Gold medal as she celebrates her victory in the IBA Women’s World Boxing Championship 2023, in New Delhi on March 26, 2023. | Photo Credit: ANI Newly crowned world champion Nikhat Zareen is keen to use the experience gained in the recently concluded global […]

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Nikhat and Lovlina add more golden sheen to India’s campaign

Nikhat and Lovlina add more golden sheen to India’s campaign

Nikhat Zareen celebrates after winning the 50kg gold in the IBA Women’s Boxing World Championships in New Delhi on Wednesday, March 26. | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma Star boxers Nikhat Zareen and Lovlina Borgohain fought with every ounce of their being as the host matched its 2006 count of four gold medals and concluded […]

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Golden Punch: Nikhat Zareen boxing her way to glory one title at a time

Golden Punch: Nikhat Zareen boxing her way to glory one title at a time

India’s Nikhat Zareen poses with Gold medal during award ceremony, after winning over Vietnam’s Nguyen Thi Tam in 50 kg finals at the 2023 IBA Women’s Boxing World Championships, in New Delhi, on March 26, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI MC Mary Kom had once angrily asked, “Who Nikhat Zareen?” Having responded to the query […]

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Boxing | Nikhat Zareen wins her second World Championships title

Boxing | Nikhat Zareen wins her second World Championships title

India’s Nikhat Zareen celebrates her victory over Vietnam’s Nguyen Thi Tam in 50 kg finals at the 2023 IBA Women’s Boxing World Championships, in New Delhi, on March 26, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI Ace Indian boxer Nikhat Zareen added a second world Championships title to her name, defeating Vietnam’s Nguyen Thi Tam in the […]

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Top women boxers switch to Olympic weight divisions

Nikhat, Lovlina, Nitu and Saweety slug their way to the threshold of glory

was a treat for the Indian fans as all the four home boxers, including World champion Nikhat Zareen (50kg) and Olympic medallist Lovlina Borgohain (75kg), recorded creditable wins to book their berths in the finals of the World women’s boxing championships at the K.D. Jadhav Hall here on Thursday. Besides the two stars, Commonwealth Games […]

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Nikhat, Nitu cruise into final of World Boxing Championships

Nikhat, Nitu cruise into final of World Boxing Championships

India’s Nikhat Zareen reacts after winning her 48kg-50kg (Light Flyweight) category semifinals match against Colombia’s Ingrit Valencia at the 2023 IBA Women’s Boxing World Championships, in New Delhi, on March 23, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI Nikhat Zareen (50kg) and Nitu Ghanghas (48kg) advanced to the final of the Women’s World Boxing Championships with stellar semifinal […]

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Women’s World Boxing Championships: India eyes strong show at home

Women’s World Boxing Championships: India eyes strong show at home

Nikhat Zareen and Lovlina Borgohain will be at the forefront as India eyes a show befitting their growing stature in women’s boxing when the World Championship, whose build-up was marred by controversies, begins in New Delhi from March 16. In the absence of the iconic six-time champion MC Mary Kom, who is recovering from an […]

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Twelve-member team named for World women’s boxing championships

Twelve-member team named for World women’s boxing championships

Nikhat and Lovlina will prove their mettle in the newer weight categories at the Worlds. | Photo Credit: A.M. FARUQUI Star boxers Lovlina Borgohain, a two-time Worlds bronze medallist and the Tokyo Olympics bronze winner in 69kg, and Nikhat Zareen, the 52kg reigning World champion, have been named in newer weight categories for the World […]

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