• At the Asian Boxing Championships, Indian boxer Lovlina Borgohain wins the gold medal

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    At the Asian Boxing Championships, Indian boxer Lovlina Borgohain wins the gold medal




    Digital Desk: In the 75kg division at the Asian Boxing Championship,
    Indian boxer Lovlina Borgohain took home the gold. In a 5-0 unanimous decision,
    she defeated Ruzmetova Sokhiba of Uzbekistan to claim the gold medal. The
    Olympic bronze medalist is competing in her first competition in her new weight
    division. Since her prior weight class is not included in the Paris Olympics,
    she had moved up from 69 kg to 75 kg.



     



    The 25-year-old,
    who has had form issues since her significant victory at the Tokyo Olympics,
    will benefit much from the massive triumph at the Asian Championship. Early in
    the year, she had to withdraw from the World Championships and the Commonwealth
    Games.



     



    Despite the two
    boxers' hesitation to start the battle and encouragement from the other to go
    first, Lovlina, who has made significant progress during the competition, was
    able to use her long reach and land a few solid jabs.



     



    Although the two
    attempted to avoid each other's punches by circling around the ring, Lovlina
    was successful in landing hers. She threw a blow with such ferocity that the
    referee had no choice but to give it to her.



     



    At the Asian
    Boxing Championships, Parveen Hooda, 22, won the gold medal in the 63 kg
    division as well.



     



    Japan's Kito Mai
    was defeated by the World Championship bronze medalist by a score of 5-0 in a
    unanimous decision.



     



    Both fighters started out aggressively, but Parveen, the top seed,
    was able to keep the bout under control by randomly jabbing her opponent.



    Minashi earned the silver medal in the Women's 52kg Flyweight
    division, giving India yet another triumph. She was defeated by Japan's
    Kinoshita Rinka in the Women's 52kg Flyweight final by a Split decision, which
    cost her the opportunity to earn the gold medal.