Commonwealth Games champion Nitu, who was once the primary Indian to take the hoop, recorded a second-round RSC (referee stops contest) win over Madoka Wada of Japan within the quarterfinals.
Top seed Saweety showed her moment global championship medal upon getting the simpler of 2018 bronze-medal winner Viktoriya Kebikava of Belarus 5-0 to. She had received the silver in 2014.
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Sakshi Choudhary (52kg) and final version’s bronze medallist Manisha Moun (57kg), on the other hand, failed to succeed in the last-four degree.
While Sakshi misplaced to Yu Wu of China 0-5, Manisha was once outplayed by way of a 1-4 margin by way of Amina Zidani of France.
Nitu regarded a little bit tentative in the beginning however because the seconds ticked, she won self belief to head forward and assault.
Halfway during the first around, Nitu, the 2022 Strandja Memorial gold medalist, moved ahead and threw a mixture of unpolluted, correct punches to power the referee to offer Wada her first status rely.
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Another set of aggregate punches by way of Nitu in the second one around forced the referee to prevent the competition and rule in the house boxer’s favour.
Nitu has received all her 3 bouts within the event thus far by way of RSC verdicts.
“I had to be careful and couldn’t be aggressive because she (Wada) was also a southpaw like me, but then towards the end (of the contest) I thought I could attack,” Nitu mentioned after the bout.
“The advantage of winning all my three bouts by RSC is that in the coming bouts, my opponents will be under pressure,” she mentioned.
Multiple-time nationwide champion Saweety, who won a first-round bye, was once only one win clear of a medal and the 30-year-old controlled to make it a comfy one.
The bout between the 2 gentle heavyweight boxers was once messy and full of frame blows. But Saweety defended and attacked smartly, touchdown hooks and jabs conveniently.
Reigning global champion Nikhat Zareen (50kg), Commonwealth Games bronze medalist Jasmine Lamboria (60kg), Olympic medalist Lovlina Borgohain (75kg), and Nupur Sheoran (+81kg), will glance to make the last-four degree later within the day.
(With PTI inputs)