Lovlina, Nikhat, Nitu and Saweety storm into World Championship semis

Lovlina Borgohain and Nikhat Zareen

Star Indian pugilists Lovlina Borgohain, Nitu Ghanghas, Nikhat Zareen and Saweety Boora registered thumping victories to confirm four medals for the hosts at the IBA Women's World Boxing Championships by advancing to the semi-finals at the Indira Gandhi Sports Complex here on Wednesday.

Continuing her rich vein of form, Lovlina (75kg) added a third World Championships medal to her kitty with an emphatic 5-0 win over last year's World Championships bronze medallist Rady Gramane of Mozambique.

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Then, squaring off against two-time World Championships bronze medallist Madoka Wada of Japan, India's 2022 Commonwealth Games champion Nitu (48kg) secured a scintillating win via Referee Stops Contest (RSC) in the second round of the contest.

After Nitu it was Nikhat's (50kg) turn to shine. And she successfully continued her title defence by recording a hardfought 5-2 victory on points after the bout was reviewed against the two-time World Championships bronze medallist Chuthamat Raksat of Thailand.

In contrast to Nikhat's win, three-time Asian medallist Saweety (81kg) recorded a dominating 5-0 victory over 2018 World Championships bronze medallist Viktoria Kebikava of Belarus.

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