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Women's National Boxing Championships: Nikhat, Manju Rani ease into quarters

Nikhat Zareen representing Telangana, thrashed Meghalaya's Eva Waynie Marbaniang in the 50kg pre-quarterfinals bout, whereas Railways Sports Promotion Board's (RSPB) Manju Rani also produced an equally dominating performance to defeat Uttarakhand's Kavita comprehensively in the 48kg Last-16 contest. Manju Rani won the silver medal in the 2019 World Championships.

ANI Dec 22, 2022 18:41 IST

India boxer Nikhat Zareen (Image: Nikhat Zareen Twitter)

Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh)[India], December 22 (ANI): World Championships medallists Nikhat Zareen and Manju Rani registered thumping 5-0 victories to enter the quarter-finals of the 6th Elite Women's National Boxing Championships in Bhopal on Thursday.
The reigning world champion Nikhat, representing Telangana, thrashed Meghalaya's Eva Waynie Marbaniang in the 50kg pre-quarterfinals bout, whereas Railways Sports Promotion Board's (RSPB) Manju Rani also produced an equally dominating performance to defeat Uttarakhand's Kavita comprehensively in the 48kg Last-16 contest. Manju Rani won the silver medal in the 2019 World Championships.
Meanwhile, another RSPB boxer Jyoti Gulia, the 2017 youth world champion, also progressed into the 52kg Last-8 after beating Jharkhand's Neha Tantubai by a unanimous decision.
Chandigarh's Simran (48kg) and M Dhivya of Tamil Nadu (54kg) were among the other pugilists to emerge victorious and advance to quarter-finals on the third day of the competition, wherein 302 boxers have been competing across 12 weight categories.
While Simran outpunched A Ritu Rao of Odisha by the Referee stopped the Contest verdict, Dhivya got the better of Arunachal Pradesh's Muni Leya by 5-0.
Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain (75kg) of Assam will be among others to play their Last-16 matches on Friday while the quarter-finals will take place on Saturday. (ANI)

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