Women’s World Boxing Championships: Saweety Boora Beats Wang Lina: Nitu Ghanghas (48kg) and the seasoned Saweety Boora (81kg) etched their names in history as they were crowned world champions after notching contrasting wins at the marquee tournament in New Delhi on Saturday. Follow Women’s World Championships 2023 LIVE updates on InsideSport.IN
SAWEETY WINS A HISTORIC 🥇🥊💪
2014 : 🥈 2023 : 🥇
Incredible 😍@AjaySingh_SG l @debojo_m#itshertime #WWCHDelhi #WorldChampionship @IBA_Boxing @Media_SAI @saweetyboora pic.twitter.com/6RvYnF57uT
— Boxing Federation (@BFI_official) March 25, 2023
Commonwealth Games gold medallist Nitu put up a stupendous performance to see off Mongolia’s Lutsaikhan Altansetseg 5-0 and claim the title for the minimum weight category in front of a packed crowd, with Beijing Olympics bronze medallist and Nitu’s idol Vijender Singh also present.
Saweety made it two out of two for the hosts as she warded off a challenge from two-time medallist China’s Wang Lina. In the first bout of the day, Nitu started off aggressively and used her combination of punches, landing jabs and hooks effectively. The 22-year-old Bhiwani boxer was able to take the first round 5-0. She began the second round with a series of straight jabs.
2️⃣nd 🥇for 🇮🇳
Saweety becomes the World Champion with a 4️⃣-3️⃣ win🥇🤩@AjaySingh_SG l @debojo_m#itshertime #WorldChampionships #WWCHDelhi @Media_SAI @IBA_Boxing @saweetyboora pic.twitter.com/b4MgWhuY72
— Boxing Federation (@BFI_official) March 25, 2023
When Altansetseg attacked, the Indian southpaw countered with right hooks. The two boxers played from a close range and indulged in a lot of holding in a fast-paced bout with Nitu being given a penalty deduction for clinching towards the end of the second round. Despite Altansetseg’s strong comeback in the round, Nitu still managed to take it 3-2.
In the final three minutes, Nitu started from afar, but soon ditched the strategy and reverted to playing from a close range, as Altansetseg was also given a point deduction for clinching. Nitu has been in indomitable form in the tournament, winning her first three bouts by RSC (referee stops contest).
Against Alua Balkibekova, who knocked her out in the last edition in the quarterfinal stage, she skilfully adapted to negate the Kazakh’s strong suit. The two join an elite list, which includes six-time champion Mary Kom (2002, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010 and 2018), Sarita Devi (2006), Jenny RL (2006), Lekha KC (2006) and Nikhat Zareen (2022).
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