Nikhat in World Boxing finals for the second consecutive year

Indian star boxer Nikhat Zareen continues to perform brilliantly in the World Women's Boxing Championships. Nikhat on Thursday made it to the final of the World Boxing Championships after defeating Rio Olympics bronze medalist Ingrid Valencia of Colombia in the 50kg category.
With this, Nikhat has reached the final of the World Boxing Championship for the second consecutive year. Nikhat won the gold medal in the year 2022 World Boxing Championship.
Earlier, Commonwealth Games champion Neetu Ghanghas (48 kg) also reached the final of the World Women's Boxing Championship. The 22-year-old Neetu from Haryana defeated defending Asian champion and last year's World Championship silver medalist Alua Balkibekova of Kazakhstan in the semi-finals.
With this, Neetu avenged her loss to Balkibekova in the quarterfinals of the previous World Championships. At the World Championships 2022, Neetu missed out on a medal after losing to Kazakhstan's Alua Balkibekova in the quarterfinals.
Neetu played with full aggression and rained punches on the opponent. Earlier on Wednesday, 22-year-old Neetu of Haryana defeated Japan's Madoka Wada on the basis of RSC (stoppage of the match by the referee) in the quarterfinals.