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Boxing
Vijender Singh v Eliasu Sulley Fight Preview
August 7, 2022
India’s Vijender Singh will make a return to the ring after almost a year. Singh, who hails from Bhiwani, had suffered his first Pro Circuit defeat against Russia’s Artysh Lopsan in Panaji, Goa... Read More
Olympic bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain raises allegations of mental harassment ahead of the Commonwealth Games
July 26, 2022
The Commonwealth Games are knocking on our doors and just before the action Olympic bronze medallist boxer Lovlina Borgohain has raised some serious allegations. The ace pugilist has raised all... Read More
‘Woking largely on the mental side of things’ – World Champion boxer Nikhat Zareen opens up about her Commonwealth Games preparation
July 12, 2022
World Champion boxer Nikhat Zareen is preparing herself for the upcoming Commonwealth Games that will be held in Birmingham in a few days time. The Indian ace is not satisfied with one World Ch... Read More
‘I am here to represent India, Hindu-Muslim does not matter’ – says World Champion boxer Nikhat Zareen
June 14, 2022
Indian pugilist Nikhat Zareen who recently became the World Champion in Turkey is all set to be the shining light for the Indian contingent as they make their way to the Commonwealth Games in B... Read More
Sakshi Malik and PV Sindhu inspired Commonwealth Games bound Jasmine Laboria’s family to let her pursue boxing
June 13, 2022
Six years ago Sakshi Malik and PV Sindhu stepped up for Indian at the Rio Olympics. While wrestler Sakshi Malik won the bronze medal, Sindhu bagged the silver after her defeat in the finals aga... Read More
Veteran boxer Shiva Thapa returns alongwith Amit Panghal as they book their places for the Commonwealth Games
June 3, 2022
Indian veteran pugilist and five time Asian Champion Shiva Thapa and Tokyo Olympic qualifier Amit Panghal have booked their tickets to the Birmingham Commonwealth Games. The duo along with six ... 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 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
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