Nikhat Zareen’s exit is not a failure, but rather a reminder of the razor-thin margins at the sport’s highest level.
It was her first public statement since making a comeback to international competition after being away for nearly a year.
The Assam boxer, instead, has now trained her sights on a second Olympic podium as she gears up for her international comeback.
The Boxing Federation "categorically and unequivocally" denied the allegations, calling them "devoid of any merit".
Lovlina Borgohain's defeat, on the back of Nishant Dev’s controversial loss on Saturday night, ended India’s disappointing boxing campaign in Paris.
On International Day of Sport for Development and Peace 2023, a look at boxer Lovlina Borgohain’s achievements, and prep in the run-up to the Paris Olympics.
Women’s boxing in India found few takers despite Mary Kom’s five world titles. With Nikhat Zareen and Lovlina Borgohain crowned world champions to make four gold medals for India at IBA Women's World Boxing Championships, here begins a new era.
Nikhat Zareen and Lovlina Borgohain made it a golden Sunday for India at the Women's World Boxing Championships in New Delhi. While Nikhat won gold in the 50kg category, Lovlina clinched the top spot in the 75kg category.
Competing in new weight classes, reigning champion Nikhat (50kg) eked out a 5-2 win over Thailand's Chuthamat Raksat to secure her second world's medal and then Lovlina (75kg) added a third medal in her kitty with a 5-0 win over Adosinda Rady Gramane of Mozambique.
IBA Women’s Boxing World Championship 2023 is from March 15-26, 2023.
Assam's Lovlina beat Arundhati Choudhary of the Services Sports Control Board (SSCB) 5-0 in the 75kg final, while Nikhat faced a stiff challenge from RSPB's Anamika in the 50kg clash before the 26-year-old Telangana pugilist tilted the match in her favour 4-1 to defend the title.
Nikhat (50 kg), who is representing Telangana, comfortably won 5-0 against AIP's Shvinder Kaur to set up a summit clash with Anamika for the coveted yellow metal.
World championship bronze medallist Parveen Hooda (63kg), Saweety (81kg) and Alfiya Khan (81+kg) packed a power punch to clinch the yellow metal in their respective categories.
Lovlina needed just one win in the five boxer field to assure herself of at least a bronze and the 25-year-old toiled hard to eke that out against Kazakhstan's Khalzova in the quarterfinal late on Saturday night.
61 medals, including 22 gold. Plus, a number of young players across disciplines broke new ground—this is India's best performance in the Commonwealth Games to date.
Lovlina Borgohain alleged that she endured similar treatment before the World Championship in Istanbul and she fears that something similar will happen at the upcoming Birmingham Games.
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"Making further strides into encouraging players across sports disciplines, the company has announced Rs 2 crores for Neeraj Chopra and Rs 1 crore each for Mirabai Chanu, Ravi Kumar Dahiya, Lovlina Borgohain, PV Sindhu and Bajrang Punia," a release said.
Lovlina Borgohain comes home a history-maker, becoming only the third Indian boxer to ensure a podium finish at the Olympic Games and also bringing India's first Olympic medal in Indian boxing in nine years.
Up against quite literally a bully in the ring, Lovlina Borgohain was completely out-punched by the gold medal favourite, who produced a thoroughly dominating performance.
The 23-year-old Assam boxer was smiling ear-to-ear after making the semifinals but also well aware that the task is only half done.
Lovlina Borgohain, the 23-year-old Assam boxer, prevailed 4-1 to make the last-four where she will square off against reigning world champion Busenaz Surmeneli of Turkey, who hammered Ukraine's Anna Lysenko in her quarterfinal bout. Borgohain fights in the 69kg welterweight category.
Borgohain, the lone Indian boxer in action on the day, prevailed 3-2 over her rival who is 12 years her senior. Both the boxers were making their Games debut and the Indian became the first from her nine-strong team to make the quarterfinal stage.