Women's World Boxing Championships Final Live: Nitu Ghanghas, Saweety Boora In Focus

25.03.2023 - 15:09 sports.ndtv.com

Women's World Boxing Championships Final LIVE: Nitu Ghanghas will be competing in the 48kg category final at the Women's World Boxing Championships on Saturday.

She will be up against Lutsaikhan Altansetseg of Mongolia in the summit clash. The match will kick off at 6 PM IST. In the semi-finals, the Indian boxing star had defeated Alua Balkibekova of Kazakhstan.

On the other hand, Saweety Boora will be competing in the 81kg category final at night. She will face Wang Lina of China. In the semi-finals, Saweety put up a stellar performance to beat Emma-Sue Greentree of Australia 4-3 on points after the bout was reviewed.

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PM Modi Congratulates Nikhat Zareen, Lovlina Borgohain For Winning Gold At World Boxing Championships

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