Istanbul (Turkey), May 13 : Two-time Asian Champion Pooja Rani (81kg) advanced to the quarter-finals but India suffered a huge setback when Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain (70kg) crashed out of the 12th IBA Womens World Boxing Championships here on Friday.
Pooja defeated Timea Nagy of Hungary by unanimous decision so provide some solace to the Indian hopes on a mixed day for them here.
Pooja, who was playing her first international bout since Tokyo Olympics, was aggressive right from the beginning and was landing accurate punches while moving swiftly in the ring.She looked in complete control throughout the bout and registered a commanding 5-0 victory to move to the next round.
Pooja, who hails from Bhiwani in Haryana, will take on Australias Jessica Bagley in the quarter-final on Monday.Lovlina ended her campaign at the World Championships as she went down fighting against Cindy Ngamba of Fair Chance Team in the round-of-16 bout.
Lovlina played from the distance and tried to counter-attack but Cindy went on to secure a 4-1 split verdict in her favour over the Tokyo Olympic bronze medallist.The 2017 World Youth Champion Nitu (48kg) and 2019 Asian Championships bronze medallist Manisha (57kg) will participate in their respective pre-quarterfinal bouts on Saturday.
Nitu will face Spains Lopez Del Arbol while Manisha will square off against Bulgarias Svetlana Staneva for a place in the quarter-final.This years event, which marks the 20th anniversary of the IBA Womens World Championships, will be played till May 20.In the last edition of the tournament, held in Russia in 2019, Indian boxers secured one silver and three bronze medals.Indian boxers have won 36 medals, including nine gold, eight silver, and 19 bronze, in the 11 previous editions of the tournament, which is the third-highest after Russia (60) and China (50).
In the last edition of the IBA Womens World Boxing Championships, held in Russia in 2019, India finished with one silver and three bronze medals.They are hoping for a better haul in Instanbul.
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