Tokyo Olympics Boxing Live – Pooja Rani Enters Quarterfinals: Tokyo Olympics Boxing Live: Asian Champion Pooja Rani easily enters quarterfinals, 3rd Indian female boxer to win opening match in Tokyo: Indian female boxers are having a great time in the ring at Olympics. India’s Pooja Rani has become 2nd Indian boxer to enter quarterfinals in Tokyo Olympics. Pooja defeated Algeria’s Ichrak Chaib in the Women’s Middleweight (69-75kgs) event to made it to the last 8. Follow all Tokyo Olympics Boxing LIVE Updates on Insidesport.co
Rani defeated Chaib 5-0 on Wednesday.
Rani took the first round comprehensively as all judges voted in her favour.
The Indian pugilist continued from where she left off and she took the match quite comprehensively, not allowing Chaib to come back in the following next two rounds.
Asian Champion Pooja Rani easily enters quarterfinals, 3rd Indian female boxer to win opening match in Tokyo
Pooja Rani Enters Quarterfinals: Before Pooja, Lovlina Borgohain booked her place in the quarterfinals of the women’s welterweight event on Tuesday. Pooja has become the 2nd boxer now to made it to Last 8. Other than this India’s boxing legend MC Marykom also won her opening round and now will be in action on Thursday for a place in the Quarterfinals.
Unlike the Indian female boxers all 3 male boxers up till now featured in Olympics have failed crossing the opening round.
Pooja Rani Enters Quarterfinals: The women’s squad included Mary Kom (51kg), Simranjit Kaur (60kg), Lovlina Borgohain (69kg), and Pooja Rani (75kg).
@2:45PM Tokyo Olympics Boxing Live – Pooja Rani vs Ichrak Chaib Live: ROUND 1 Starts
RED – POOJA RANI / BLUE Ichrak Chaib
| Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red | Blue | Red | Blue | Red | Blue | Red | Blue | |
| Judge 1 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 30 | 26 |
| Judge 2 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 30 | 27 |
| Judge 3 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 30 | 27 |
| Judge 4 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 30 | 27 |
| Judge 5 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 30 | 27 |
| Warning (Deducted Points) | ||||||||
| Result | 5 | 0 | ||||||
@2:37PM – Pooja Rani is warming up, now entering ring – big hopes from the ASIAN Champion
@2:15PM: Tokyo Olympics Boxing Live: Asian Champion Pooja Rani ready for her 1st battle, Pooja vs Ichrak Chaib Live @ 2:30 – As the Indian male boxers struggle, Indian female boxers have been shining in Tokyo Olympics – will Pooja Rani continue the trend? Follow Live Updates
Match ready 😍@BoxerPooja 💪🏻#RingKeBaazigar#boxing#Tokyo2020#Cheer4India#TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/tqY0OwyDRA
— Boxing Federation (@BFI_official) July 28, 2021
Tokyo Olympics Boxing Live: Asian Champion Pooja Rani easily enters quarterfinals, 3rd Indian female boxer to win opening match in Tokyo
Tokyo Olympics Boxing Live – Pooja Rani vs Ichrak Chaib Live: In the Asian Championships, Pooja defended her gold in Dubai by beating Mavluda Movlonova of Uzbekistan in the final. That was her lone bout of the event as she got a bye and a walkover earlier.
“I will give my best in the Olympics and the rest is up to God. Of course, I see myself on the Olympic podium,” Pooja said during a virtual interaction from Pune where she was training.
Match Details: Pooja Rani vs Ichrak Chaib
Time: 2:33 PM
Location: Kokugikan Arena
Follow all Tokyo Olympics Boxing LIVE Updates on Insidesport.co
Pooja Rani Past Results:
World Championships
| Rank | Event | Year | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Middle | 2016 | Astana, KAZ |
| 33 | Middle | 2012 | Qinhuangdao, CHN |
Asian Championships
| Rank | Event | Year | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle | 2021 | Dubai, UAE |
| 1 | Women’s Light Heavyweight | 2019 | Bangkok, THA |
| 5 | Women’s Light Heavyweight | 2017 | Ho Chi Minh City, VIE |
Box-Am Tournament
| Rank | Event | Year | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Middle | 2021 | Castellon de la Plana, ESP |
Cologne Boxing World Cup
| Rank | Event | Year | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Middle | 2020 | Cologne, GER |
Nations Women’s Cup
| Rank | Event | Year | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Welter | 2017 | Vrbas, SRB |
Indian boxer Lovlina Borgohain beats Nadine Apetz of Germany in women’s Welterweight (64-69kg) Round of 16 to qualify for quarterfinals;#Tokyo2020 #Olympics #boxing pic.twitter.com/IlKfMi0EUj
— InsideSport (@InsideSportIND) July 27, 2021
Tokyo Olympics TV coverage: Pooja Rani vs Ichrak Chaib Live, Women’s Boxing Middleweight
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Tokyo Olympics Live stream: Pooja Rani vs Ichrak Chaib
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