New Delhi: Indian woman boxer Neetu Ganghas defeated Lutsekhan Altansetseg of Mongolia 5-0 in the 48kg final of the IBA Women’s World Boxing Championships at the Indira Gandhi Sports Complex in New Delhi on Saturday, March 25. With this victory, Neetu has become only the sixth Indian boxer (male or female) to become a world champion. At the same time, three-time Asian medalist Sweety Bora will take on China’s Wang Lina in the 81kg final.
Six-time champion MC Mary Kom (2002, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, and 2018), Sarita Devi (2006), Jenny RL (2006), Lekha KC (2006), and Nikhat Zareen (2022) are the other boxers who have won the title. Won world title.
Neetu, a two-time world youth champion, dominated Altantseg 5-0 in the first round but was given a 3-2 warning in the second round. He won the third round by defeating two-time Asian Championship bronze medalist Lutsaikhan Altantseg in the final on Saturday.
The 22-year-old Indian boxer is the champion of the 2022 Commonwealth Games. He participated in his second World Championship. He has had an impressive campaign in the World Championships so far, with three wins via Referee Stops Contest (RSC) decisions.
Let us tell you that Sweety (81 kg), playing her second World Championship final, will face 2018 World Champion Wang Lina of China in the final on Saturday. The veteran boxer from Haryana had to be content with a silver medal in the final of the 2014 event, that too against a Chinese opponent. In such a situation, she will try her best this time to avoid repeating that result.
