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Hyderabad: Marri Laxman Reddy, chairman of Marri Laxman Reddy Institute of Technology (MLRIT) and Marri Rajasekhar Reddy felicitated Telangana boxer Nikhat Zareen at their campus on Monday. Nikhat Zareen has been selected in the Indian boxing team for the upcoming World Boxing Championships and Asian Games. Lauding the boxer, Rajashekhar Reddy said, “Hardwork and perseverance […]
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The Nizamabad boxer had recently won trials to make it to the Indian boxing team for the upcoming World Championships and Asian Games scheduled to be held later this year.
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Hyderabad: Telangana boxer and former junior world champion Nikhat Zareen has made it to the Indian team for this year’s Asian Games, scheduled to be held in Hangzhou, China, after emerging champion in the trials at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in New Delhi on Monday. The State boxer also booked a berth in the […]
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New Delhi: Tokyo Olympics bronze-medallist Lovlina Borgohain (70kg) on Wednesday made the cut for the women’s world championships to be held in Istanbul in May after three days of trials at the end of which some other seasoned campaigners like Nikhat Zareen (52kg) and Pooja Rani (81kg) also qualified for the event. This will be […]
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New Delhi: Indian boxers Nikhat Zareen (52kg) and Nitu (48kg) struck gold at the 73rd Strandja Memorial Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria by notching up thoroughly comprehensive victories in their respective finals on Sunday. Nitu prevailed 5-0 over Italy’s Erika Prisciandaro, a former youth world championship bronze-medallist. Zareen, on the other hand, outpunched Ukraine’s Tetiana Kob, […]
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New Delhi: Former junior world champion Nikhat Zareen (52kg) and Nitu (48kg) stormed into the finals of the 73rd Strandja Memorial Boxing Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria after notching up brilliant victories in the last-four stage on Friday. Nitu pummelled her Ukrainian rival Hanna Okhota, who threw in the towel at the end of the second […]
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New Delhi: Former junior world champion Nikhat Zareen (52kg) and Nitu (48kg) entered the semifinals of the 73rd Strandja Memorial Boxing Tournament but two other Indians bowed out after preliminary stage losses. While Nikhat defeated England’s Charley Davision 5-0, Nitu pulled off an equally impressive victory by a similar margin against Italy’s Roberta Bonatti. The […]
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Sofia: Indian woman boxer Nikhat Zareen will begin her campaign in the 73rd Strandja Memorial Tournament here with a quarterfinal match, while Sumit and Anjali Tushir are set to face tough opponents in their respective opening-round bouts. The Strandja Memorial Tournament, which is Europe’s oldest international boxing event, is being held from February 20 to […]
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Sofia: Indian boxers were handed tricky draws at the Strandja Memorial tournament here even as Nikhat Zareen will begin her campaign in the quarterfinals. Sumit and Anjali Tushir are set to face tough opponents in their respective opening-round bouts. Zareen, who clinched a gold medal in the 2019 edition, has received a bye in the […]
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Hyderabad: Nizamabad boxer Nikhat Zareen and nine others have been cleared to compete in the 73rd International Boxing Tournament Strandja, scheduled to be held in Bulgaria from February 18 to 22. The 12-member Indian team left for Bulgaria on Thursday night. Nikhat Zareen, who competes in the 52kg category, has fond memories from the tournament […]
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Hyderabad: MLRIT chairman Marri Laxman Reddy felicitated State boxer Nikhat Zareen at the campus, on Friday. The Nizamabad boxer recently won the gold medal in the senior nationals and has booked a spot in the Indian team for the upcoming world championship. Laxman Reddy congratulated the boxer and said, “She not only won a gold […]
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Hyderabad: National champion Nikhat Zareen, who is all set to take part in the Women’s World Boxing Championship, got a major financial boost when KV Rao, chairman of Kakinada Seaports, presented her Rs 5 lakhs as part of her preparations to the meet. The Nizamabad girl also received Rs 2 lakhs from V Chamundeswarinath. Now […]
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Hyderabad: Telangana’s Nikhat Zareen ended the 5th Elite Women’s National Boxing Championships in a blaze of glory as she clinched the title in the 52kg category in Hisar, Haryana, on Wednesday. The Telangana pugilist outwitted Haryana’s Minakshi 4-1 in the final. Nikhat was also adjudged the Best Boxer of the Championships award for her brilliant […]
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Hisar: Telangana’s Nikhat Zareen outclassed Uttar Pradesh’s Rashi Sharma 5-0 in the 52kg semifinal while it was curtains for Gonella Niharika, who lost to Jyothi of Railway Sports Control Board in the 66kg category in the 5th Elite Women’s National Boxing Championship on Tuesday. Niharika lost 1-4. Meanwhile, young Haryana boxer Jaismine pulled off a […]
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Nikhat Zareen defeated reigning world champion and former two-time world champion en route to semifinal before clinching the bronze medal
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Asian Championship bronze-medallist Zareen, who defeated world champion Paltceva Ekaterina of Russia in pre-quarterfinals and two-time world champion Nazym Kyzaibay of Kazakhstan
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Nikhat defeated reigning world champion Paltceva Ekaterina in pre-quarterfinals and two-time world champion Nazym Kyzaibay in quarterfinals, succumbed to 2019 World Championships silver-medallist Cakiroglu 0-5
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Nikhat, who had earlier defeated 2019 World Champion Paltceva Ekaterina of Russia in the pre-quarter-finals, looked unfazed and confident on Thursday against her opponent from Kazakhstan.
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Nizamabad boxer has been selected to represent India in the Istanbul Bosphorus Boxing Tournament
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Mary Kom, who is also in the same category as Nikhat, has been rested for the tournament.