Birmingham: World champion Nikhat Zareen clinched the gold medal in the women’s 50kg light flyweight division at the Commonwealth Games on Sunday.
Nikhat defeated Northern Ireland’s Carly McNaul. She won three of her bouts at Birmingham 2022 5-0 and one via RSC (referee stops contest).
In a close-range contest, the two boxers traded blows early on but Zareen prevailed with her combinations early on. With a mix of left hooks and crosses, the Indian contained the 33-year-old Carly McNaul in the opening round.
Carly McNaul continued to fight at close range and resorted to a lot of clinching even as the Indian boxer countered McNaul’s attacks. However, the efforts in the first two rounds were enough for Nikhat who went into evasive mode in the final round and sealed the bout and her maiden CWG medal.
(IANS)
Bhubaneswar: Train services in the Rayagada Division of East Coast Railway have been disrupted following…
Bhubaneswar: More than 10,000 people took to the streets across Odisha on World Tourism Day…
Kakamigahara: India completed a perfect pool-stage campaign at the Asian Games 2026 with a 7-0…
Bhubaneswar: The ancient Khandagiri-Udayagiri caves in Bhubaneswar now have a new visitor attraction, with a…
Bhubaneswar: The Water Resources Department has opened 28 gates of the Hirakud Dam to regulate…
Bhubaneswar: Running through forest tracks instead of city roads, participants of the first Chandaka Green…
