Tokyo Olympics: Boxing LIVE Day 7, 30 July - Simranjit loses, Lovlina assured of medal - Updates, Scores, Results, Blog

1 minute to go

The referee seems to be stopping the play quite frequently. Lot of back and forth with the two boxers as the indian coach yells on to urge Lovlina to catch her opponent in the right places. 

Round 2

She needs to win this. Chen comes out with a better momentum from the previous round and both the boxers seem to be getting entangled quite often. Lovllina is trying her best to evade Chen and use her reach to keep her away.

Lovline winning round 1

last 30 seconds

Lovlina has a good height advantage which helps in her reach. However, Chen is also quite agile and this round will be a tough one to decide. 

Here we go! Round 1

Lovlina begins on the front foot and seems to be quite confident about her initial few combos. She has kept her guard up while her opponent seems to have dropped it maybe in a bid to have more evasion flexibility. 

Lovlina in the Red Corner

4 minutes to go!

Will we see India win its second medal of the Olympics? A quick reminder that if Lovlina wins today she will be guaranteed a bronze medal. 

Lovlina will be boxing in 12 minutes! Stay tuned

Well fought!

Well fought for a first timer. Simranjit gave her best despite the superiority of her opponent and was effective at times during the initial 2 rounds. She will look to build on this in the years to come and definitely has it in her to compete at the Olympics with the best.