For those unversed, currently, the Women’s World Boxing Championships are being held in Istanbul. And two of India’s female boxers – Nitu and Manisha – have qualified for the quater finals. Yep, Nitu (48kg), who made her debut at the World Championships, won a comprehensive 5-0 win over Spain’s Marta Lopez Del Arbol. While Manisha got a 4-1 win over Bulgaria’s Svetlana Staneva to advance to the featherweight quater finals.
Nitu, a 21-year-old boxer and two-time Youth World Champion, clearly dominated the entire match on Saturday using her technical skills and long reach to win and proceed to the last-eight stage. Now, on Monday, the national champion will face Alua Balkibekova of Kazakhstan in the quarter finals of the Women’s World Boxing Championships.
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As per reports, the 2019 Asian Championships bronze medalist, Manisha went through a draining, messy match that saw a fair share of tumbling, holding, and clinching in the ring. However, the 24-year-old pulled through and secured a spot in the quarter finals of the Women’s World Boxing Championships where she will fight Mongolia’s Namuun Monkhor, Youth World bronze medalist, on Monday.
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Other than these two, there are six other Indian female boxers who will be in action in their respective rounds at the Women’s World Boxing Championships on Sunday – Zareen (52kg), Shiksha (54kg), Parveen, Anamika (50kg), Jaisminw (60kg), and Ankushita (66kg).
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