A “fatigued” Nikhat Zareen continued her profitable run to enter the quarterfinals together with three different pugilists, together with Commonwealth Video games bronze medallist Jaismine Lamboria, on the Ladies’s World Championships on Tuesday. Competing in her first worldwide event in 50kg weight class, Nikhat noticed off Mexico’s Patricia Alvarez Herrera 5-0 to notch up her third win of the event.
Commonwealth Video games champion Nitu Ghanghas (48kg) gained her bout with a primary spherical RSC towards Sumaiya Qosimova of Tajikistan, whereas final 12 months’s bronze medallist Manisha Moun (57kg) obtained the higher of Nur Elif Turhan of Turkey when the referee dominated in her favour within the third spherical.
Jaismine (60kg) got here from a spherical all the way down to overpower Mijgona Samadova of Tajikistan.
Shashi Chopra (63kg) and Manju Bamboriya (66kg), nevertheless, bowed out of the event.
Whereas Shashi misplaced 0-4 to Mai Kito of Japan, Manju was actually out-punched by Navbakhor Khamidova of Uzbekistan.
Nikhat took a couple of seconds to decipher her opponent’s sport plan earlier than attacking. She used her nimble toes to duck away from Herrera’s counter assaults.
Each the boxers have moved down from the 52kg weight division. Effectively conscious of the Mexican’s aggressive model of play, Nikhat used her pace to land correct jabs and hooks.
Herrera, whom she had crushed within the final version, tried her finest to shift the momentum in her favour however Nikhat’s relentless assaults proved too robust.
Nikhat, who has already performed three bouts, together with one towards the highest seed, and continues to be three bouts away from the gold, mentioned she is feeling fatigued.
“I’m completely happy that I’ve defeated the individual that has obtained seeding primary,” the unseeded Nikhat, who had a number of cuts on her lip, mentioned after her bout.
“I nonetheless have some fatigue from my final spherical because it was towards the highest seed. It was powerful and her punches landed fairly properly so my neck was just a little tight and my physique just a little gradual in comparison with my final bout. However I’m completely happy that I gained unanimous this time.
“In my boxing profession, that is the primary competitors that I’ll play six bouts as a result of I didn’t get a seeding, however I’m not focussing on that.” Eight Indian pugilists — Nitu, Nikhat, Sakshi Choudhary (52kg), Manisha, Jaismine, Lovlina Borgohain (75kg), Saweety Boora (81kg) and Nupur Sheoran (+81kg) will compete within the quarterfinals on Wednesday.
Earlier within the opening session of the day, Nitu registered her second RSC win in as many bouts within the event.
Each Nitu and Qosimova tried to determine one another’s sport, however then the Indian related 4 straight jabs which compelled the referee to offer the opponent her first standing depend. Nitu continued her onslaught as she cornered the Tajikistan pugilist and pummelled her with straight jabs.
The referee gave Qosimova her second standing depend earlier than calling the competition within the Indian’s favour a lot to the frustration of her opponent, who saved displaying the thumbs down gesture when the end result was referred to as.
The skilled Manisha used a straight jab adopted by a mix of punches to say her authority.
Significantly taller than the Turkish boxer, Manisha used that to her benefit as she unleashed a proper and left hook adopted by a straight jab.
Turhan appeared to assault within the second spherical after receiving two standing counts within the first three minutes however Manisha continued touchdown hooks and jabs fairly seamlessly.
She saved shifting round to dodge her opponent’s punches. A flurry of jabs and hooks by Manisha led the referee to cease the competition in favour of the house boxer with solely few seconds left for the ultimate bell.