Sonia Lather, Kalaivani launch title bids with dominant wins at Women's National Boxing Championships

Published at :December 22, 2023 at 3:40 PM

Modified at :December 27, 2023 at 5:55 PM

(Courtesy : BFI)

The tournament kicked-off in Greater Noida.

The 7th Women’s National Boxing Championships in Greater Noida kicked off with impressive victories from the 2016 World Championships silver medallist Sonia Lather of Railway Sports Promotion Board (RSPB) and Tamil Nadu’s S Kalaivani.

Sonia Lather began her bout aggressively against Mahi Lama of Madhya Pradesh in the 57kg opening round match, securing a comfortable 5-0 win.

In another match, Kalaivani, last edition’s silver medallist, proved too strong for Milano Mj of Kerala in the 48kg category. Her relentless attack led the referee to stop the contest in the third round, declaring Kalaivani the winner.

Kalaivani is now set to face Haryana’s Gitika in the next round, who secured a victory over Meraj Begum of Telangana by referee stopping the contest in round 1 (RSC).

Other boxers from Haryana, Rinku (52kg) and Tannu (57kg), also registered victories, progressing into the round of 16.

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Meanwhile, the 2021 Asian Youth Championships silver medallist Nivedita Karki (48kg) of Uttarakhand dominated Veronica Sohshang of Meghalaya, securing a Referee Stopping the Contest (RSC) win in round 2.

The reigning world champion Saweety Boora (81kg), 2022 World Championships bronze medallist Manisha (60kg), and Tokyo Olympian Pooja Rani (75kg) are set to begin their campaigns on the second day of the prestigious tournament, organised by the Boxing Federation of India.

The ongoing tournament has seen over 300 boxers competing across 12 weight categories for top honours. The finals are scheduled to be played on December 27.

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