Guwahati: Bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics Lovlina Borgohain lived up to expectations and produced a dominant display to enter the quarterfinals of the 6th National Women’s Boxing Championship in Bhopal on Friday.
In the round of 16 match against an unknown Puja Nayak of Odisha, the Assam pugilist’s relentless attack and powerful punches proved too much for her opponent as the Asian champion was declared the winner after a Referee Stops the Contest (RSC) verdict. a few minutes after the start of the first round of the streak.
Meanwhile, 2016 world championship silver medalist Sonia Lather of Railways Sports Promotion Board (RSPB) also entered the 57kg quarterfinals after receiving a walkover against Karnataka’s Divyani.
Tamil Nadu’s S Kalaivani was the other pugilist to make it to the Last-8, beating Rajasthan’s Swati Arya 5-0 in the 48kg quarter-final contest.
Rajasthan’s Arshi Khanam and Jhalak Tomar also put in stellar performances to advance to the quarter-finals, winning their head-to-head matches 5-0. While Khanam beat Uttar Pradesh’s Ice Prajapati in the 54kg bout, Tomar (50kg) comfortably beat Assam’s Kampi Boro.
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For Haryana, Kalpana emerged victorious in the 50 kg category with a score of 5-0 against Maharashtra’s Janhavi Waghmare. Rajni Singh (48kg) and Rinky Kishore (50kg) were the boxers from Uttar Pradesh to enter the quarterfinals. Rajni beat Punjab’s Suvidha Bhagat 5-0 without breaking a sweat, while Kishore won RSC against Andhra Pradesh’s Kavitha Paravada.
The quarter finals will be played on Saturday.
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