Nitu, Saweety Cruise Into Semi-finals, Assure India Of Medals At Women's Boxing World Championships

22.03.2023 - 19:37 sports.ndtv.com

Commonwealth Games champion Nitu Ghanghas (48kg) and the seasoned Saweety Boora (81kg) assured India of two medals at the ongoing Women's Boxing World Championships after reaching the semifinals in New Delhi on Wednesday.

The first Indian to take the ring, 22-year-old Nitu notched a second-round RSC (referee stops contest) win over Madoka Wada of Japan in her quarterfinal bout to assure herself and India of at least a bronze medal.

Saweety, playing her first bout of the tournament, lived up to her top seeding to dispatch 2018 bronze-medal winner Viktoriya Kebikava of Belarus 5-0 to confirm her second world championship medal.

She had won the silver in 2014. Sakshi Choudhary (52kg) and last edition's bronze medallist Manisha Moun (57kg), however, failed to reach the last-four stage.

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