New Delhi [India], March 26 (ANI): Nikhat Zareen who claimed her second World Boxing Championship gold and retained the title on Sunday stated this was the hardest competitors she was part of in her profession and devoted her medal to India.
Becoming solely the second Indian feminine to have two World Championships gold medals to her identify, the nation’s illustrious pugilist Nikhat Zareen capped off an excellent marketing campaign on the Mahindra IBA Women’s World Boxing Championship with a surprising victory within the finals on the Indira Gandhi Sports Complex right here on Sunday.
Living as much as her identify, the tenacious Nikhat (50kg) outclassed class in her rampant show towards the two-time Asian champion Nguyen Thi Tam of Vietnam and secured a thumping 5-0 win. The reigning World Champion asserted her dominance within the bout from the phrase go by touchdown correct punches and utilizing her fast toes to dodge the Vietnamese’s assaults.
“I am happy that I became World Champion for the 2nd time. I am grateful to all those who supported me. This medal is for my country India. This was a difficult competition but in the end, I won a gold medal,” Nikhat Zareen informed ANI.
With this victory, Nikhat turned solely the second Indian feminine pugilist to win two golds on the World Championships alongside the boxing legend Mary Kom who claimed a document six gold medals within the competitors.
Following Nikhat’s triumph, India now have a complete of three golds of their kitty on the event after the 2022 Commonwealth Games medallist Nitu Ghanghas (48kg) and three-time Asian medallist Saweety Boora (81kg) additionally received gold for the hosts on Saturday.
Later tonight, the Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain will look so as to add a fourth gold medal to India’s tally when she takes to the ring to face the two-time Commonwealth Games medallist Caitlin Parker of Australia in her finals bout. (ANI)