Women’s World Boxing Championships Final Live Updates: Nitu Ghanghas Becomes 6th Indian Woman To Win Gold
LIVE World Boxing Championships Final 2023: Nitu Ghanghas’ final bout will start at 6 PM IST.© BFI
Women’s World Boxing Championships Final LIVE: Nitu Ghanghas defeated Lutsaikhan Altansetseg of Mongolia in the 48kg category final with a unanimous 5-0 verdict to bag a gold medal at the Women’s World Boxing Championships on Saturday. She has become the sixth Indian woman pugilist to win a gold medal in the tournament history. In the semi-finals, the Indian boxing star had defeated Alua Balkibekova of Kazakhstan. Later on the day, 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.
Here are the Live Updates of Women’s World Boxing Championships final, straight from Indira Gandhi Sports Complex, New Delhi:
-
18:43 (IST)
World Boxing Championships Final: 11th gold for India in event history!
Mary Kom has won the titles in 2002, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010 and 2018, while Sarita Devi (2006), Jenny RL (2006), Lekha KC (2006) and Nikhat Zareen (2022) are the other pugilists to bag the world title. Nitu Ghaghas’ gold medal today is India’s 11th in the tournament.
-
18:31 (IST)
World Boxing Championships Final: Which Indian women have won gold at the event earlier?
India’s Mary Kom, Laishram Sarita Devi, Jenny RL, Lekha KC and Nikhat Zareen all have won gold medals in the tournament. While every other player has won the hounour once, Mary Kom is the only pugilist to bag the medal six times.
-
18:23 (IST)
World Boxing Championships Final: Nitu Ghanghas wins!!!
Nitu Ghanghas has defeated her opponent Lutsaikhan Altansetseg. She has become the sixth Indian woman boxer to do so.
-
18:19 (IST)
World Boxing Championships Final: Final round underway!
The final round of play is currently taking place. The good news is that Nitu Ghanghas is leading against Lutsaikhan Altansetseg.
-
18:15 (IST)
World Boxing Championships Final: 2nd round underway!
The second round of the fight is underway. It is a neck-and-neck battle between the two players. Okay, just when I am typing this, Nitu is dominating the bout.
-
18:12 (IST)
World Boxing Championships Final: Nitu on the charge!
Nitu Ghanghas has dominated the first round against Lutsaikhan Altansetseg.
-
18:09 (IST)
World Boxing Championships Final: Match kicks off!
Nitu Ghanghas’ 48 kg final of Women’s World Boxing Championships against Lutsaikhan Altansetseg has kicked off.
-
17:49 (IST)
World Boxing Championships Final: Can Nitu win her maiden gold?
It is a really big opportunity for Nitu Ghanghas to win her maiden gold medal at the Women’s World Boxing Championships.
-
17:06 (IST)
World Boxing Championships Final: What are the categories of Nitu and Saweety?
While Nitu Ghanghas will be fighting in the 48 kg weight catergory in the final of Women’s World Boxing Championships, Saweety Boora will be in action in the 81kg category final.
-
16:59 (IST)
World Boxing Championships Final: Welcome guys!
Hello everyone, welcome to the live blog of the Women’s World Boxing Championships final. Two Indian players — Nitu Ghanghas and Saweety Boora — will play in their respective final matches today. Stay connected!
Topics mentioned in this article
