In Round of 16 in Women’s Middleweight boxing India’s Lovlina Borgohain won her bout against Norwegian Sunniva Hofstad.
The Assamese boxer who was a Bronze Medalist at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Gold Medalist IBA Women’s World Boxing Championship took on 2022 Junior World Champion Sunniva Hofstad from Norway in round of 16 at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The bout was a delight for the spectators as two polar opposites (in terms of style) took on each other, Lovlina’s calm and poised approach while on the other hand Sunniva’s aggressive approach to the game. Despite her calm and poised approach Lovlina won the first two rounds scoring perfect 10s from all the five judges. Apart from a few warnings there were no deductions of points on either side. Lovlina did fail to score a perfect score in the last round but it wasn’t going to make any difference as she has already won the bout.
Lovlina advanced into the quarter finals. Her Bronze at the Tokyo Olympics made only the third Indian boxer to win at the Olympics. Will the world champion bring a medal for India at the 2024 Paris Olympics?? All eyes on the world champion.
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