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Canada News.Net
4 days ago
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- Canada News.Net
India includes Nikhat Zareen, Lovlina Borgohain in its 20-member squad for World Boxing Championships 2025
New Delhi [India], July 25 (ANI): Olympic bronze medalist Lovlina Borgohain and renowned Indian boxer Nikhat Zareen have been named in the 20-member Indian team for the World Boxing Championships 2025, which will be held in Liverpool, England, between September 4 and 14, according to After a week-long selection evaluation at the National Institute of Sports (NIS) in Patiala, the team was chosen. This will be the inaugural World Boxing Championships, held by the newly formed World Boxing, the international governing body for the sport. It will see boxers from all over the globe compete for medals in 20 divisions: 10 weight classes for men and as many for women. The matches will follow the Olympic format. Nikhat will be seen in the 51 kg class, while Borgohain will compete in the women's 75 kg division. The women's 80 kg division was also taken by Olympian Pooja Rani. However, Meenakshi Hooda won the women's 48kg category, and Nitu Ghanghas, the Commonwealth Games champion, failed to make the cut. Both Borgohain and Zareen have won gold medals at World Championships before, but these were under the previous governing body. The meet in Liverpool will also mark the return of the two Indian boxers to the Indian national setup for the first time since the Paris 2024 Olympics and their first World Boxing event. India sent no female boxers to the inaugural World Cup held in Brazil, and neither of the two participated in the second tournament in Astana earlier this month. Both boxers also performed well at the Elite Women's Boxing Tournament in Hyderabad earlier this month, which earned them a spot in the national camp; however, they both failed to qualify for the nationals this year. Asian Games bronze medallist Narender Berwal (90+kg), World Boxing Cup gold medallists Hitesh Gulia (70kg) and Abhinash Jamwal (65kg) are also in the 20-member shortlist. Indian squad for World Boxing Championships 2025Women's 48kg - Meenakshi HoodaWomen's 51kg - Nikhat ZareenWomen's 54kg - SakshiWomen's 57kg - Jaismine LamboriaWomen's 60kg - Sanju KhatriWomen's 60kg - Neeraj PhogatWomen's 70kg - Sanamacha ChanuWomen's 75kg - Lovlina BorgohainWomen's 80kg - Pooja RaniWomen's 80+kg - Nupur SheoranMen's 50kg - Jadumani Singh MandengbamMen's 55kg - Pawan BartwalMen's 60kg - Sachin Siwach JrMen's 65kg - Abhinash JamwalMen's 70kg - Hitesh GuliaMen's 75kg - Sumit KunduMen's 80kg - Lakshya ChaharMen's 85kg - Jugnoo AhlawatMen's 90kg - Harsh ChaudharyMen's 90+kg - Narender Berwal. (ANI)
United News of India
4 days ago
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- United News of India
I am working on my speed and attacking abilities: Boxer Hitesh Gulia
New Delhi, July 25 (UNI) India's 70 kg boxer Hitesh Gulia who won the Gold and Silver medal respectively at the World Boxing Cup Brazil 2025 and World Boxing Cup -Astana, Kazakhstan 2025, says he is working on increasing his speed and sharpening his attacking abilities in order to further improve his game. In an exclusive interview to UNI on the sidelines of the felicitation function held for the Indian boxing contingent that participated in the two events, Gulia said: "My footwork is quite good. I am working further on my attack and on increasing my speed." Gulia characterises his boxing style as slow-paced and tactical. "I like to assess the opponent during bouts and mould my game accordingly. Every opponent is different; hence one needs to be flexible." The 20-year-old said that the two tournaments were of very high quality, and added that his match against Brazil's Kaian Oliveira was the toughest he has played so far. Gulia lost 0-5 to Oliveira in the Gold medal match in Astana. 'All matches in Brazil and Astana were tough, but the final match against the Brazilian in Astana was the toughest game I have ever played.' The Jhajjar native said that he will now be preparing for the 'World Boxing Championships 2025' that will be held in Liverpool, England, from September 4-14. "I will now be preparing for the upcoming World Championships that will be played in September. I will be leaving for the camp in NIS (National Institute of Sports) Patiala." Gulia idolises veteran boxer-turned-coach Suranjay Singh and Beijing Olympics Bronze medallist Vijender Singh. UNI RKM RN
