Rakesh kumar
Saweety Boora defeated Wang Lina of China to win the 75-81 kg finals on Saturday at the IBA World Women’s Boxing Championship in New Delhi. The light heavyweight boxer outperformed her Chinese opponent and was pronounced the winner on points (4-3), as India won the day’s two scheduled finals.
Saweety began the first round with extreme caution. She maintained her posture until the first minute before unleashing a flurry of punches on her opponent, including one that landed directly on her cheeks. She maintained her strategy throughout the entire match and won 3-2.
Similar to Round 1, the Indian began Round 2 by waiting for an opening before attempting to strike Wang Lina. In the process, the Indian also received a straight jab, but Saweety was still able to win the second round with a comparable score.
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In the final round, Wang Lina displayed some retaliation, but the Indian maintained her bet and conserved her energy for the final-round attack. The strategy resulted in a change in momentum, and the officials declared the match to be in India’s favor.
Saweety compromised for silver nine years ago, when she reached the finals of the World Championship after defeating several prominent competitors. This time, the 30-year-old left no stone untouched in his pursuit of 2018 World Champion Wang Lina.
Earlier, Nitu Ghanghas defeated Lutsaikhan Altantsetseg of Mongolia by unanimous decision to take gold in the 45-48 kg category finals.
Nitu, a Commonwealth Games gold medalist, was dominating the competition and had already won three Referee Stops Contest (RSC) victories. In the semifinals, she competed against a familiar adversary, Kazakhstan’s Alua Balkibekova, whom she defeated 5-2 by split decision. Last year, Balkibekova defeated Nitu in the quarterfinals of the World Championship.
Saweety became the seventh Indian boxer to be crowned world champion with this victory.
Other boxers who have won the world championship include Mary Kom (2002, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010 and 2018), Sarita Devi (2006), Jenny RL (2006), Lekha KC (2006), Nikhat Zareen (2022), and Nitu (2023).
The final day of the World Boxing Championships will feature Nikhat and Lovlina in the finals.
