Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain upstaged former champion Chen Nien-Chin in the light middleweight division on Monday to enter the round of 16 at the IBA Women’s World Boxing Championships in Istanbul. (More Sports News)
Returning to competitive boxing for the first time since her podium finish at the Tokyo Games last year, Lovlina (70kg) won by a 3-2 split decision against the Chinese Taipei boxer, who had defeated her in the semifinals of the 2018 edition.
This is Lovlina’s second win over Chen. The 온라인카지노 had gotten the better of her in the Tokyo Olympics quarterfinal enroute to her bronze medal winning triumph.
The 24-year-old Assam boxer, who has two bronze medals from the 2018 and 2019 editions of the tournament, will now take on three-time national champion from England, Cindy Ngamba, in round of 16.
The two boxers started off the proceedings cautiously maintaining distance from each other. Lovlina soon began attacking with the use of her long arms but Chen defended well.
Both boxers landed a few punches in the second round.
Chen, who won gold and bronze medals in 2018 and 2016 respectively at the World Championships, tried attacking in the third round but the swift-moving 온라인카지노 managed to block with a good defence technique and tilted the result of the nail-biting match in her favour.
On the second day, Nitu, the lone 온라인카지노 boxer in action, will begin her challenge in the 48kg opening round against Romania’s Steluta Duta.
Four 온라인카지노s -- Shiksha (54kg), Manisha (57kg), Ankushita (66kg) and Nandini (+81kg) -- have been handed a bye in their respective opening rounds.
In the last edition of the World Championships held in Russia in 2019, the 온라인카지노 boxers clinched one silver and three bronze medals.
