Nikhat, Minakshi and Lovlina start with wins at national boxing championships

World champion Minakshi, two-time world champion Nikhat Zareen and Olympic medallist Lovlina Borgohain began their campaigns with easy wins at the Elite Men and Women National Boxing Championships in Greater Noida. Several male boxers also registered dominant victories in their categories

Hyderabad: World champion Minakshi, two-time world champion Nikhat Zareen and Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain kicked off their campaign in the Elite Men and Women National Boxing Championships with easy wins at Gautam Buddha University, Greater Noida, on Monday.

Nikhat (48-51kg), representing Telangana, blanked Nidhi of Chandigarh 5:0 while Minakshi (45-48kg) defeated Tamil Nadu’s V Lakshaya S Vijayan by an identical margin.

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In the women’s 70-75kg category, Lovlina had little trouble in packing off Krisha Verma by unanimous decision.

In the men’s events, Sagar (47-50kg) defeated Ashutosh 5:0 while Sumit (70-75kg) beat Arshpreet Singh by an identical margin. Young star Hitesh (65-70kg) also registered a dominating 5:0 win over Ankit.

In the 55-60kg weight category, Sachin registered a dominant 5:0 win over Tushar while Ankush (50-55kg) defeated Suraj Bhan by an identical margin.