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Women's Boxing World Championships LIVE: India confirm 3 medals— HIGHLIGHTS
3 Indian boxers move to the semi-finals of IBA Women's World Boxing Championships.
Nikhat Zareen through to the semifinals of World Boxing Championships (Source: Screengrab)
India has confirmed three at the IBA Women's World Boxing Championships, as Nikhat Zareen, Manisha and Parveen cruise into the semifinals of the tournament on Monday. Nikhat Zareen won India's first medal at the 2022 Women's World Boxing Championships by defeating England's Charley Davison 5-0, Manisha got the better of Mongolia's Namuun Monkhor in the hard-fought 57kg quarter-final by a 4-1 margin. Parveen beats Shoira Zulkaynarova of Tajikistan 5-0 in the quarterfinal of the 63kg event.
Live Updates
- 16 May 2022 12:01 PM GMT
Charley Davison is brutally offensive in Round 3 and keep Nikhat in the backfoot.
- 16 May 2022 11:57 AM GMT
Nikhat looks fluent in Round 2.
Nikhat keeps up on her offensive stance. She blocks and lands the punch on Davison's left ear.
- 16 May 2022 11:56 AM GMT
Nikhat has an edge over Davison after Round 1.
Nikhat with a lead after Round 1 with three 10s and two 9s.
- 16 May 2022 11:54 AM GMT
Nikhat cuts the punches thrown on her and lands them straight on Charley's face
- 16 May 2022 11:53 AM GMT
Nikhat looks pretty swift and manages to throw a couple of punches on her opponent.
- 16 May 2022 11:52 AM GMT
The bout is underway
Charley Davison grapples Nikhat and gives no space to throw her punches.
- 16 May 2022 11:40 AM GMT
Up Next: Nikhat Zareen takes on England’s Charley Davison
In the 52 kg bout, Nikhat Zareen takes on England’s Charley Davison in a quest to win her first World Championships medal. Nikhat made light work of her Mongolian rival Lutsaikhan Altantsetseg by a unanimous 5-0 verdict to sail into the quarter-finals of the 52kg category.
