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Asian Elite Boxing Championships LIVE: Lovlina Borgohain wins her first 75kg gold medal - Live Scores, Updates, Blog
Five Indian women pugilists including 2020 Tokyo Olympics bronze medalist Lovlina Borgohain are fighting for gold in the finals on Friday.
Lovlina in action at the Asian Elite Boxing Championships (ASBC)
Olympic medallist Lovlina Borgohain (75kg), 2022 World Championships bronze medalist Parveen (63kg), Alfiya Pathan (81+kg), Saweety (81kg) and Minakshi (52kg) will be fighting for gold in the finals of the Asian Elite Boxing Championships on Friday.
The finals for the men's category will be on Saturday.
Today's Schedule
4:00 pm - Minakshi settles for silver
5.00 pm - Parveen (63kg) wins gold - Asian champion
5.45 pm - Lovlina Borgohain (75kg) wins gold - Asian champion
6.30 pm - Saweety (81kg) wins gold - Asian champion
6.45 pm - Alfiya Pathan (81+kg) vs Islam Husaili (JOR)
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Live Updates
- 11 Nov 2022 10:30 AM GMT
Minakshi vs Kinoshita Rinka: Round 1 drawn
The first match of the day - Minakshi, in red, seems to be in the defensive as Round 1 begins vs her Japanese opponent.
At the end of R1, there's nothing to separate the two boxers. One referee rules in Minakshi's favour while most rule in the Japanese's favour.
- 11 Nov 2022 10:10 AM GMT
Minakshi's final coming up
First up is Minakshi's final.
There was a time when boxer Minakshi Hooda's father used to drive an auto in Haryana and earn just Rs 200 a day. He used to allocate Rs 100 specifically for her training.
- 11 Nov 2022 10:07 AM GMT
Why Lovlina's 75kg gold would be special
Lovlina is fighting in the 75 kg category for the first time here. She is doing this because her previous category - 69kg welterweight - has been culled from the Paris Olympics. Could she get her 75-kg career off to an auspicious start?
- 11 Nov 2022 10:03 AM GMT
Lovlina assured her best finish
Lovlina, who has two Asian Championships bronze medals to her name is now guaranteed a silver in this edition, confirming her best-ever performance in the competition. Lovlina will take on the 2021 Asian Championships silver medalist Ruzmetova Sokhiba in the final.
