Lovlina Borgohain storms into the quarters of Women’s World Boxing Championships

Lovlina out-punched Mexico's Vanessa Ortiz and defeated Ortiz 5-0 in the pre-quarterfinal stage in the 75 kg category

Tokyo Olympic bronze medalist Lovlina Borgohain made a winning start to her campaign at the Women’s World Championships in New Delhi on Monday as she moved to the quarterfinals of the Championships by defeating Mexico’s Vanessa Ortiz.
Lovlina out-punched Mexico’s Vanessa Ortiz and defeated Ortiz 5-0 in the pre-quarterfinal stage in the 75 kg category.

“The opponent (Vanessa) was short in height and was attacking aggressively which is difficult to contain so my plan was to attack by keeping a distance. I am not that happy with my performance today as I think I could have done much better and I will definitely improve in my next bout. As this is my first World Championships in the 75kg category, it is a bit tough as all other boxers have been playing in this category since before but I believe that I can do well,” said Lovlina after the match.

On the other hand, India’s Sakshi Choudhary also stormed into the quarterfinal by defeating Urakbayeva Zhazira of Kazakhstan with a unanimous decision in the 52 kg category. Six Indians, including the reigning world champion Nikhat Zareen (50kg), Nitu Ghanghas (48kg), Manisha Moun (57kg), Jaismine Lamboriya (60kg), Shashi Chopra (63kg) and Manju Bamboriya (66kg), will compete in the pre-quarterfinals on Tuesday.

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