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Freedom to express oneself on this Independence Day!
August 14, 2023
UPB Season 3, Edition 3 – This Independence Day, the Fights are an opportunity for the youngsters to express themselves in the Ring. UPB Fight Club Season 3 continues with its 3rd Edition with a... Read More
The City of Joy is about to get some ‘Real Joy’!! – UPB Season 3, Edition 2
June 29, 2023
UPB Season 3, Edition 2 – Kolkata is going to witness its first Vegas-style Boxing. It can’t wait and the excitement is palpable! UPB Fight Club Season 3 continues with its 2nd Edition in the ‘C... Read More
Indian women’s boxing coach Bhaskar Bhatt resigns from his position just three months before the 2023 Asian Games
June 27, 2023
Indian women’s boxing coach Bhaskar Bhatt resigned from his position only three months before the Asian Games scheduled in Hangzhou, China. It comes as shocking news for the sports fraternity and espe... Read More
World Champion Nitu Ghanghas has changed her weight category with the aim of featuring in the Olympics
May 17, 2023
After winning the historic gold medal at the Women’s World Championship, Nitu Ghanghas has decided to bulk and move up a couple of weight categories with the aim of participating in the Olympics next ... Read More
![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 Nikhat Zareen nervous about Olympics, long jumper Shreeshankar confident after Neeraj Chopra’s gold")
World Champion Nikhat Zareen nervous about Olympics, long jumper Shreeshankar confident after Neeraj Chopra’s gold
March 28, 2023
Sportstar recently organised their flagship event known as Sportstar National Sports Conclave which was titled as ‘Eyeing the Paris Podium”. The expert panel had long jumper Murali Shreeshankar, rifle... Read More
Nikhat Zareen, Nitu Ghanghas, Lovlina Borgohain and Saweety Boora script history by winning four World Championship gold medals
March 27, 2023
Indian pugilists scripted history when all four of them won gold medal in their respective weight category at the Women’s World Boxing Championship. India’s charge was led by four boxers, Nitu Ghangha... Read More
Nikhat, Nitu, Lovlina and Saweety storm into the Women’s Boxing World Championships finals
March 24, 2023
It was a great day for Indian boxing as four boxers made their way into the finals of the Women’s World Championship. It was Nitu Ghanghas who started the day with a dominant win, followed by Nikat Za... Read More
It’s rumble in the cradle of mountains this time!
March 24, 2023
UPB goes International – Hosts event in Tiger Palace Resorts, Nepal UPB Fight Club will end its Season 2, with a highly looking-forward-to event at the Tiger Palace Resorts in Nepal. The anticip... Read More
Nikhat Zareen, Nitu Ghanghas, Manisha Moun and Jasmine storm their way into the Women’s World Championship quartefinals with dominant wins
March 22, 2023
Indian ace boxer Nikhat Zareen along with Nitu Ghanghas, Manisha Moun and Jasmine have progressed through to the quarterfinals in the Women’s World Championships at the Indira Gandhi Sports Complex in... Read More
Nikhat Zareen blank top seed, whereas Manisha overpower her Australian counterpart to reach pre-quarterfinals at the 2023 Women’s World Championships
March 20, 2023
Indian pugilist Nikhat Zareen was one again at her dominant best as she won her second round bout against top seeded Roumaysa Boualam of Algeria in the 50kg category of the Women’s World Championships... Read More
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