New Delhi [India], March 17 (ANI): Producing power-packed performances, the 2022 Commonwealth Games bronze medallists Jaismine Lamboria and Shashi Chopra recorded spectacular wins to progress to the following spherical of the IBA Women’s World Boxing Championships on the Indira Gandhi Sports Complex right here on Friday.
One of India’s most expert younger pugilists, Jaismine kicked off her marketing campaign with a Referee Stopping the Contests (RSC) victory towards Nyambega Beatrice Ambros of Tanzania within the 60kg Round of 32 bout. The 21-year-old boxer from Haryana began out on the entrance foot along with her attacking intent and landed a flurry of punches to have her opponent on the ropes inside simply twelve seconds earlier than she was declared the winner within the first spherical.
Jaismine will face Samadova Mijgona of Tajikistan within the subsequent spherical.
Similar to Jaismine, Shashi additionally put up a dominating efficiency as she outpunched Mwangi Teresiah of Kenya 5-0 within the 63kg class. Being at her attacking finest, the Indian proved to be too robust for her opponent as she utilized her deft jabs and stern defence to win the bout comfortably. She will tackle the 2022 Asian Championships silver medallist Kito Mai of Japan within the Round of 16.
Meanwhile, within the 70kg class, Shruti Yadav went down preventing 0-5 towards Zhou Pan of China.
In what was an enormous upset of the day, Wen Lu Yang of China vanquished the 2016 World Champion Alessia Mesiano of Italy, who additionally gained bronze in 2014 and 2022 version, with a monumental victory by unanimous determination within the 60kg class. The Chinese pugilist, who just lately gained the silver medal on the 74th Strandja Memorial, showcased immense confidence and good approach to overpower her opponent and advance to the Round of 16.
On the opposite hand, the 2018 Asian Games champion Oh Yeonji (60kg) of South Korea and five-time World Championships medallist Elif Guneri (75kg) of Turkey recorded contrasting victories of their respective bouts. While the South Korean comfortably outclassed Esmeralda Falcon of Mexico with a 5:0 win, the Turkish pugilist needed to grind exhausting to defeat Baison Manikon of Thailand by 5:2 after the bout was reviewed.
Two Indian pugilists Nitu Ghanghas (48kg) and Manju Bamboriya (66kg) will start their marketing campaign on Saturday. The 2020 Tokyo Olympics silver medallist Beatriz Soares of Brazil and final yr’s World Championships silver medallist Imane Khelif of Algeria may also be in motion within the 66kg class.
Earlier on Thursday, Star boxer Nikhat Zareen kickstarted India’s problem impressively on the IBA Women’s World Boxing Championships with a dominating victory whereas Sakshi Chaudhary, Nupur Sheoran and Preeti additionally made profitable begins on the Indira Gandhi Sports Complex in New Delhi.
The 26-year-old exuberant boxer from Telangana, who clinched 52kg gold within the final version in Istanbul, started her title defence in fashion as she took simply over 4 minutes to outclass Anakhanim Ismayilova with the Referee Stops Contest (RSC) verdict within the 50kg opening spherical contest. The pugilists from Azerbaijan appeared clueless towards Zareen’s robust jabs and fast motion in a completely lopsided bout. The Indian will tackle top-seeded Roumaysa Boualam of Algeria within the second spherical.
Extending India’s domination additional on the opening day, 2021 Asian Championships bronze medallists Chaudhary and Sheoran additionally registered emphatic wins with an similar 5-0 margin of their respective matches.
The ongoing occasion is witnessing the participation of 324 boxers, together with a number of Olympic medallists, from 65 international locations preventing for titles within the 12 weight classes. The event has an enormous prize pool of INR 20 crore. (ANI)