The Latest Breaking News from Nitu Ghanghas

NEW DELHI: India’s Preeti made a sensational women’s World Championships debut, defeating the Romanian top seed Lacramioara Perijoc in a see-saw battle in front of a sizeable home crowd to sail into the pre-quarterfinals of the bantamweight category on Saturday.

NEW DELHI: Indian boxers continued to dominate at home as Nitu Ganghas, Preeti and Manju Bamboriya made it to the pre-quarters after registering contrasting wins at the Women's World Championships on Saturday.

NEW DELHI: Nikhat Zareen and Lovlina Borgohain will be at the forefront as India eye a show befitting their growing stature in women's boxing when the World Championship, whose build-up was marred by controversies, begins here from Thursday.

NEW DELHI: Breaking their silence for the first time since a controversy over their selection hit the women’s world boxing championships, Nitu Ghanghas and Jaismine Lamboria, whose place in the 12-member Indian squad was challenged by teammates, said they didn’t allow ‘external factors’ to affect their preparations for the event.

NEW DELHI: Star Indian boxer Vijender Singh suffered his maiden defeat, in a 13-professional-bout career so far, when Russia's Artysh Lopsan defeated the 2008 Beijing Olympics medallist by technical knockout at the Majestic Pride Casino in Goa in March last year.

NEW DELHI: An interesting battle for supremacy is brewing up in the women’s boxing’s flyweight division. And, it’s the Indian boxing which will be at loss, as the two central figures in this rivalry are both medal prospects at the upcoming Asian Games and Paris Olympics 2024.

On her Birmingham showing, Nitu said, “Winning the gold medal on my Commonwealth Games debut was special.”

The below par finish of a few big names, the sore point in the pugilists’ performance in Birmingham

NEW DELHI: Nitu Ghanghas was sitting next to one of the boxing rings at the National Exhibition Centre, with the CWG gold medal around her neck, and was talking to her parents over a video call. She was ecstatic and said 'maa, mere liye churma bana dena jab mei aungi'…

BIRMINGHAM: Nikhat Zareen not only won a gold for India on Sunday, but also showed what a sport she is.

CHANDIGARH: As Indian boxer Amit Panghal on Sunday clinched the men's flyweight (51kg) gold medal at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, celebrations broke out back home in Rohtak's Mayna village.