Women World Boxing Finals LIVE – Nikhat Zareen WINS GOLD: India’s Nikhat Zareen clinched the gold medal at the Women’s World Boxing Championship as she defeated Thailand’s Jitpong Jutamas 5-0 in the flyweight (52kg) final of the Women’s World Championships in Istanbul on Thursday. With the win, she became the fifth Indian woman boxer to win the gold at the World Championships. Follow Women World Boxing Championship LIVE Updates with InsideSport.IN
Women World Boxing Finals LIVE: Nikhat Zareen wins GOLD MEDAL, defeats Jitpong Jutamas 5-0 in World Championship Final
ONE FOR THE HISTORY BOOKS ✍️ 🤩
⚔️@nikhat_zareen continues her golden streak (from Nationals 2021) & becomes the only 5️⃣th 🇮🇳woman boxer to win🥇medal at World Championships🔥
Well done, world champion!🙇🏿♂️🥳@AjaySingh_SG#ibawwchs2022#IstanbulBoxing#PunchMeinHaiDum#Boxing pic.twitter.com/wjs1mSKGVX
— Boxing Federation (@BFI_official) May 19, 2022
Before Nikhat, Mary Kom has won the gold medal six times in the championships, while Sarita Devi, Jenny RL and Lekha KC too have clinched the gold. With Nikhat’s victory India finished the tournament with 1 Gold medal and two bronze medals in the tournament. Manisha Moun has won the bronze in 57 kg and Parveen Hooda too clinched India’s second bronze in the 63 kg.
With the victory in the final, Zareen has won every bout in the championship with an unanimous decision, which shows her dominance throughout the tournament.
Nikhat Zareen 🇮🇳 is the champion of the world! This is the marquee flyweight division and she has coasted in style. She’s won every bout at World championships by 5-0 unanimous decision pic.twitter.com/6eIDj5D3dy
— jonathan selvaraj (@jon_selvaraj) May 19, 2022
Women World Boxing Finals LIVE: Nikhat Zareen wins GOLD MEDAL, defeats Jitpong Jutamas 5-0 in World Championship Final
A 12-member Indian contingent was sent to participate in the competition and while the medal haul has decreased by one, an Indian has been crowned world champion after four years, Mary Kom had last won the gold in the 48kg in the 2018 edition.
Women World Boxing Finals LIVE: Nikhat Zareen wins GOLD MEDAL, defeats Jitpong Jutamas 5-0 in World Championship Final
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