Manisha, Nikhat Win In Women’s World Boxing Championships

On Sunday, Indian boxers Manisha Moun (57 kg) and Nikhat Zareen (52 kg) won titles at the World Women’s Boxing Championships.

At the World Women’s Boxing Championships at the K.D. Hall in this city on Sunday, 52 kg World Champion Nikhat Zareen defeated top seed Roumaysa Boualam of Algeria in a  contested 50kg second-round match.

Following Nikhat’s 5-0 victory over Rumaysa, the champion of the African and Mediterranean Games, Manisha Moun (57 kg) got things going well by posting a comprehensive 5-0 victory over Commonwealth Games bronze medalist Tina Rahimi, making it a fantastic day for the scanty home fans swarming the stadium.

In the opening round of their first-ever encounter, which saw the two throwing punches, Nikhat, who started off conservatively, struck the mark to defeat her aggressive opponent.

Roumaysa persisted in attacking, giving up a caution point as well, but Nikhat skillfully executed her counterattack to win the second round with a slim margin.

In the third round, Nikhat kept a safe distance and proceeded to score punishing blows to earn a pre-quarterfinal meeting with Mexico’s Fatima Herrera Alvarez in a rematch of their Round of 32 encounter from the previous year.

She (Roumaysa) is a fighter, and when an opponent is close by, she becomes aggressive. Nikhat declared, “I wanted to box from a distance.

Manisha, a bronze medallist of the previous matches displayed her lovely ring craft and movement to control the bout and gain ground through her gameplay. 

A good mixture of jabs and combinations helped Manisha sail smoothly to the last 16, where she would face Turkey’s Elifnur Turhan.

In 50kg round, Nikhat Zareen bt Roumaysa  5-0, Caroline de Almeida bt Yana Burym 5-0; Chuthmat Raksat  bt Aziza Ykubova ; Ingrit Valencia  bt Mbithe Veronica  RSC-R2; Giordana Sorrentino bt Ekaterina Paltseva  4-1

Irma Testa defeated Leilany Moreno (Gua) by a score of 4-1; Nguyen Thi Thanh Hao (Vie) defeated Sbusisiwe Phiwokuhle (RSA) by a score of 4-1; Ashleyann Motta (Pur) defeated Zichun Xu (Chn) by a score of 4-3; Amina Zidani (Fra) defeated Liudmila (Aus) 5-0.

In 50 kg round Laura Fernandez (Esp) defeated Mugunsarang Balsan (Mgl) 4-3; Tam Thi Nguyen (Vie) defeated Nazym Kyzaibay (Kaz) 5-0; Anush Grigoryan (Arm) defeated Chorong Bak (Kor) 5-2; Wassila Lkhadiri (Fra) defeated Tsukimi Namiki (Jpn) 4-3; 57 kg: Nesthy Petecio.