Last Updated: December 25, 2022, 20:49 IST
Lovlina Borgohain had an easy outing against Jigyasa Rajput.
Defending Champions Railway Sports Promotion Board dominated the proceedings with eight of their boxers producing some sensational performance in the tournament
Reigning World Champion Nikhat Zareen and Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain continued their fine run to progress to the finals of Women’s National Championships here on Sunday.
Defending Champions Railway Sports Promotion Board (RSPB) dominated the proceedings as eight of their boxers, led by 2019 World Championships silver medallist Manju Rani (48kg) and 2017 World Youth Champion Jyoti Gulia (52kg) stormed into the finals as well.
Manju Rani continued her fine form and showed great composure against Madhya Pradesh’s Anjali Sharma in a one-sided bout. Manju played from long range and convincingly won the bout 5-0. She will take on S Kalaivani of Tamil Nadu in the final on Monday.
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Jyoti Gulia faced a tough challenge from Uttar Pradesh’s Sonia as she started on the backfoot and took some time to gauge her opponent’s strategy. Jyoti bounced back in the last two rounds, played from close distance and landed regular punches to secure a 4-1 verdict in her favour. She will square off against SSCB’s Sakshi in the final.
The other 6 Railways boxers who moved into the finals are Anupama (50 kg), Shikhsa (54kg), Poonam (60 kg), Shashi (63 kg), Anupama (81 kg) and Nupur (81+kg).
Zareen (50 kg), who is representing Telangana, comfortably won 5-0 against AIP’s Shvinder Kaur. Nikhat will take on Anamika for the coveted yellow metal.
Assam’s Lovlina (75 kg) too had an easy outing against Madhya Pradesh’s Jigyasa Rajput as she dictated the terms throughout the bout and won by unanimous decision to advance to the finals. The Tokyo Olympic bronze medallist Lovlina will be up against 2021 World Youth Champion Arundhati Choudhary of SSCB in the gold medal bout.
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2021 World Championships bronze medallist Manisha (57 kg) defeated RSPB’s Sonia Lather 4-1 in a close bout that saw both the boxers go neck and neck but Haryana’s Manisha prevailed in the end. She will fight against Vinakshi of Himachal Pradesh in the final.
World Championships bronze medallist Simranjit Kaur (60 kg) got the better of AIP’s Kros Hmangaihsangi and comfortably won by a 5-0 unanimous verdict. She will take on RSPB’s Poonam in the summit clash.
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