Nagpur-based boxer Alfiya Tarannum Khan Pathan’s father Akram hopes that his daughter’s winning momentum spills over to the World Championship in March.

In Amman, Jordan on Friday, Alfiya became the first Maharashtra woman boxer to win a medal at the Asian Championships. Alfiya, 19, won gold in the 81+kg category. In the final, she was declared the winner after her opponent—Islam Husaili of Jordan—was disqualified, bringing an end to the bout in the first round itself.