Watch: Lovlina Borgohain Out-punches Mexican Rival, Enters World Championships Quarter-final In Style

20.03.2023 - 18:45 sports.ndtv.com

Tokyo Olympic bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain made a winning start to her campaign as she and Sakshi Chaudhary moved to the quarterfinals of the Women's World Championships with dominant victories in New Delhi on Monday.

Both Sakshi (54kg) and Lovlina (75kg) notched identical 5-0 unanimous decision wins respectively. While Lovlina out-punched Mexico's Vanessa Ortiz, Sakshi got the better of Zhazira Urakbayeva of Kazakhstan to progress to the last eight stage. Watch: Lovlina's Hard Punches Just Too Much For Mexican Boxer At Worlds Lovlina starts with a winInto the QuarterfinalsBook your tickets now on @paytminsider to watch the action live :https://t.co/k8OoHXoAr8@AjaySingh_SG l @debojo_m#itshertime #WWCHDelhi #WorldChampionships #Veera @IBA_Boxing @Media_SAI @LovlinaBorgohai pic.twitter.com/DunI760QHV But the most electrifying Indian performance of the day was displayed by Preeti (54kg).

The youngster though eventually lost her bout to last year's 52kg silver medallist Thailand's Jitpong Jutamas by a 4-3 verdict, the bout was so close that a review had to be taken.

Preeti entered the tournament on the back of a selection row, where her place in the side was questioned as she didn't win the National Championships.

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Women's World Boxing Championships: Where To Watch Live Telecast, Live Streaming Of Lovlina Borgohain's Final Bout

The spotlight returns on Lovlina Borgohain, who has been able to put behind the underwhelming year. She would have breathed a sigh of relief as she finally broke the bronze medal jinx and qualified for her maiden World Boxing Championships final. The Assam boxer has two bronze medals from the 2018 and 2019 editions. The Tokyo Olympic medallist, who is also competing in a new weight class, moving up from 69kg to the middleweight 75kg, has gotten better with each bout. She doesn't always have the height advantage which she enjoyed in 69kg, but has been able to use her speed to her benefit. She will take on Commonwealth Games bronze medallist Australia's Caitlin Parker in the final on Sunday.