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Boxing
![It has been a sensational rise to greatness for Nizamabad’s very own World Champion Nikhat Zareen, who defeated Thailand’s Jutamas Jitpong with a unanimous 5-0 scoreline to bag the gold medal at the IBA Women’s Boxing World Championship in Istanbul. The Indian pugilist was in fine form as she won gold medal at the Strandja Memorial in February and now she has backed it of with a big result at the World Championship. With the gold medal around her neck, Zareen joins the esteemed company of some of the former World Champions including the superstar MC Mary Kom. However, Nikhat is clear that this lays the path for her to achieve the Olympic dream in Paris in a couple of years’ time. "I'm happy and feeling really emotional that I've won the gold medal for my country. I will now do my best to fulfil my dream of winning an Olympic medal," she said after winning the Gold medal. The final match against Jutamas Jitpong looked like a very close bout as Nikhat smashed the first round but the Thai boxer came back in the second round with a split decision. So all eyes were on Nikhat Zareen to come out all guns blazing in the third round and that’s what she did. She highlighted how she wanted to win with a unanimous call as split decisions are often risky and can go in anyone’s favour. Her attitude in the World Championship is such that she likes to dominate her opponents as she has won all her matches with unanimous calls. "I just wanted to give my best and win by unanimous decision. A split decision can go either way, so I did not want to take the chance. The idea was to win the first two rounds by unanimous decision and then take it a little easy in the third round. [But since she won the second round by split decision] I had to go all out in the third round,” the Telangana pugilist added. Nikhat Zareen currently competes in the 52kg category which is non Olympic category as she aims to get down to 50kg category and prepare for the Paris Olympics. She feels that going down by a couple of kilograms won't be a huge factor for her in comparison to boxers who are trying to gain weight and go up the weight category ladder. "It is a little hard [to change weight categories] as there are differences in each category. You are at a disadvantage if you go from a lower category to a higher one as most boxers drop weight before events to make the cut and you'd be facing stronger boxers." "But if I go to 50kg, it won't make that big of a difference because my current weight is at 51kg and I'll only have to drop a little bit of weight. I will continue in the 50kg category if my body responds well," she explained.](https://in.dafanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Nikhat-Zareen-min-1-350x260.jpg "World Champion pugilist Nikhat Zareen now shifts her focus towards the Paris Olympics")
World Champion pugilist Nikhat Zareen now shifts her focus towards the Paris Olympics
May 20, 2022
It has been a sensational rise to greatness for Nizamabad’s very own World Champion Nikhat Zareen, who defeated Thailand’s Jutamas Jitpong with a unanimous 5-0 scoreline to bag the gold medal a... Read More
Nikhat Zareen storms into the finals, Manisha and Parveen falls in the semifinals settling for bronze medals at the World Championships
May 19, 2022
Indian pugilist Nikhat Zareen storms into the finals as she beats Brazil’s Caroline De Almeida in the 52kg category semi-finals of the 12th IBA Women’s Boxing World Championship. While Nikhat Z... Read More
Indian pugilist Nikhat Zareen confident as she believes in her abilities ahead of the Asian and Commonwealth Games
April 28, 2022
Indian pugilist Nikhat Zareen will feature at the Asian Games with the aspirations of winning a medal. The 25-year-old has recently shared that she has worked on her technique a lot and has bec... Read More
Veteran boxer Mary Kom opts out from the trials of World Championship and Asian Games
March 7, 2022
The Six-time Boxing World Champion MC Mary Kom has decided to skip the World Championships and Asian Games as she opts out of their trials which are scheduled to start from this week. The trial... Read More
Nikhat Zareen, Nitu clinch gold medals for India at the Strandja Memorial Boxing tournament
February 28, 2022
The Strandja Memorial is one of the most respected Boxing events throughout the year and Indian pugilists have had great success in recent years. This year female pugilists duo Nikhat Zareen an... Read More
Indian young pugilist Akash Kumar aims to reach the finals of the World Boxing Championship
November 4, 2021
Young pugilist Akash Kumar has created history by assuring India its seventh medal in the history of the World Boxing Championships. The 21-year-old defeated Venezuela’s Yoel Finol 5-0 in... Read More
Mixed outing for Indian boxing contingent as Sanjeet, Nishant make their way to the quarterfinals of the World Championships
November 2, 2021
A sad day for the Indian contingent as medal hopeful Rohit Mor and Akash Sangwan crash out from the pre-quarterfinals of the 2021 World Boxing Championship. Akash Sangwan, who featured in the 6... Read More
Akash Kumar, Narender win their respective bouts as Indian boxers continue to impress at the World Boxing Championships
November 1, 2021
India’s fine run at the World Boxing Championships continues as young boxers, Akash Kumar and Narender progress through to the quarterfinals in Belgrade, Serbia. Akash Kumar started the d... Read More
Indian Boxers keep up the good work on Day 2 as Shiva, Deepak, Sumit and Narender bag wins at the World Championships
October 27, 2021
After a great start by young Indian Boxers on Day 1 of the World Boxing Championships, experienced boxer Shiva Thapa maintains the positive start as he breezed past the first round. Thapa, who ... Read More
Bright start for India at the World Boxing Championship as Rohit Mor and Akash Sangwan win opening bouts
October 26, 2021
The Indian men’s boxing contingent started with a great win at the AIBA World Boxing Championships in Belgrade. Youngster Rohit Mor defeated Olympian Jean Caicedo of Colombia by a 5-0 una... Read More
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