Using her height and long reach to her advantage, a strategy that worked well for Sakshi was punching her opponent and stepping back quickly, evading any form of counterattack.
Competing in the 50kg class, Zareen, a reigning world champion, is one of only six boxers in her category playing the round of 64.
International Boxing Association (IBA) President Umar Kremlev is on his maiden visit to India and the dates of the marquee event will be finalised during the trip.
Competing in the 50kg event, Nikhat beat the reigning African champion by a 5-0 unanimous verdict to notch her second win in the tournament.
The 2021 youth world champion, who competes in 70kg category, suffered a concussion during a sparring session last week.
Even as Nikhat Zareen was stamping her authority on the grandest of stages, MC Mary Kom's shadow lurked everywhere.
Competing in the 50kg category, the 2022 Commonwealth Games gold medallist took her time to judge her opponent, but once she figured out Ismayilova's game, there was no stopping her.
Nikhat Zareen out-punched Thailand's Jitpong Jutamas to clinch the flyweight (52kg) gold at the Women's World Boxing Championships.
Nitu (48kg) ended her campaign with a defeat to Alua Balkibekova, while Pooja Rani (81kg) also lost her bout to Jessica Bagley.
Lovlina Borgohain, competing in her first international event since Tokyo Olympics, went down to Cindy Ngamba of Fair Chance Team (FCT).
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The marquee global showpiece was scheduled from December 4 to 18 but got postponed due to the COVID-19 situation in Istanbul.
Turkey logged 27,824 COVID cases on Monday. The country also reported 187 deaths on the day. The surge in cases has been attributed to the delta variant of the...
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The AIBA Women's World Championships is scheduled to take place in Istanbul in December.
Mary Kom, who is a six-time world champion, is training for the women's World Championships to be held in December in Istanbul.
Referees, judges and technical officials for the World Championships in Belgrade next month now face tough selection criteria, including background and other...
From the current 10, the men's weight categories have now gone up to 13 with the minimum weight reduced to 48kg, while women's divisions will go from 10 to 12
The 37-year-old, who had not competed since her Tokyo qualification last year in Jordan, defeated Italian Giordana Sorrentino with a split verdict
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The 37-year-old 2012 Olympic bronze-medallist was named for the position after voting by the AIBA's board of directors.
The world qualifier, which was to be the final qualifying event for the Games after the continental events, was scheduled to be held in Paris in June.
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The 37-year-old flyweight boxer, who is a six-time world champion, last competed at the Asian Olympic qualifiers in Jordan in March last year.
2020 for Indian sports was not merely about the disruption, but the year had its share of good, bad, ugly and unfortunately some truly sad events
Manish defeated compatriot Saskhi 3-2, while Simranjeet got the better of German Maya Klienhans 4-1
Manju Rani, who turns 20 on Saturday, was the lone Indian to make the finals at 2019 Women's World Boxing Championships after six-time champion MC Mary Kom,...
Manju Rani will take on second-seeded Russian Ekaterina Paltceva in the summit clash on Sunday, but seasoned Mary Kom and another debutant Jamuna Boro settled...
Six-time champion M C Mary Kom (51kg) on Saturday settled for a bronze medal in the World Women's Boxing Championships after losing to Turkey's Busenaz...
