Nikhat Zareen: 5th Indian boxer to become world champion
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Win in Istanbul
Indian boxer Nikhat Zareen clinched the gold in flyweight (52kg) division Women's World Championship in Istanbul with a facile 5-0 win over Thailand's Jitpong Jutamas. The Telangana boxer out-punched her Thai opponent to win via unanimous verdict.
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Only the fifth Indian boxer
With this win, Zareen, a 2019 Asian Championship bronze medallist, becomes only the fifth Indian boxer to be crowned world champion. This is India's first gold medal in four years.
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Other world titles
Six-time champion Mary Kom (2002, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010 and 2018), Sarita Devi (2006), Jenny RL (2006) and Lekha KC (2006) are the other pugilists from India who have won the world title.
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Overwhelmed by her win
This is Zareen's second victory over Jutamas. She got the better of the Thai boxer at the Thailand Open back in 2019 as well. As the winner was announced, Zareen jumped with glee and couldn't hold back her tears.
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Journey to the top
The 25-year-old Hyderabad pugilist overcame a career-threatening injury five years ago to come this far.Earlier this year, she became the first Indian woman boxer to claim two gold medals at the prestigious Strandja Memorial.
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Her next goal
Zareen is in stellar form this year. She will now be preparing for the Commonwealth Games trial. For that she will have to drop her weight and come down to 50kgs.