Nitu, Preeti, Manju input pre-quarters of World Boxing C’ships

NEW DELHI: Indian boxers persisted to dominate at house as Nitu Ganghas, Preethi and Manju Bamboriya made it to the pre-quarters after registering contrasting wins on the Women’s World Championships on Saturday.
CWG gold medalist Nitu Ganghas (48kg), who misplaced within the quarter-final all the way through the final version, began off her marketing campaign in taste as she posted an RSC (referee stopped contest) win over Doyeon Kang of Korea, whilst Preeti (54kg) eked out a 4-3 cut up choice victory in opposition to Romania’s Lacramioara Perijoc to sign up her 2d win of the event.
On the opposite hand, Manju Bamboriya (66kg) defeated Cara Wharerau of New Zealand through a 5-0 unanimous verdict.
The tenacious Preeti conquered the Romanian Perijoc with a 4-3 win on issues after the bout used to be reviewed. The Haryana born pugilist’s lively manner helped her get off to a powerful get started along with her robust punches and fast ft catching her opponent through marvel within the first spherical.

Following a wary get started, Perijoc made an outstanding comeback in the second one spherical to make the bout a carefully contested affair. While each pugilists had been going toe to toe in opposition to every different, it used to be Preeti’s technical skill and conviction that helped her overpower her opponent and edge her out within the last spherical to protected the victory.
The Indian will now face any other silver medalist of final yr’s World Championships Jutamas Jitpong of Thailand within the Round of 16.

In the 48kg class, the 2022 Commonwealth Games champion Nitu Ganghas very easily were given the simpler of Kang Do-Yeon of South Korea with a win through RSC within the first spherical itself.
The 22 yr outdated’s attacking prowess proved to be too robust for the Korean who didn’t get a unmarried alternative to calm down within the bout because the get started.

With Nitu’s relentless assault appearing no indicators of slowing down, the referee stopped the bout within the first spherical and passed the Indian her first win of the event. She will face Sumaiya Qosimova of Tajikistan within the subsequent spherical.
After Preeti and Nitu’s triumphs, Manju (66kg) additionally gained her respective bout in opposition to Cara Wharerau of New Zealand with a unanimous choice and ensured a blank sweep for Indian pugilists at the 3rd day of the event. The Indian will now take at the best seeded Navbakhor Khamidova of Uzbekistan in her subsequent bout.

Meanwhile, the 2022 African Champion Imane Khelif of Algeria made lightwork of Kenya’s Asiko Friza Anyango and recorded a complete win within the 66kg class after the referee stopped the competition within the first spherical.
On Sunday, the reigning World Champion Nikhat Zareen will take to the hoop in opposition to Roumaysa Boualam of Algeria within the 50kg class whilst the 2022 World Championships bronze medallist Manisha Moun (57kg) shall be kicking off her marketing campaign.