Women’s World Boxing Championships: Nitu Ghanghas wins gold after defeating Mongolia’s Lutsaikhan Altansetseg
Commonwealth Games gold medall Nitu Ghanghas (48kg) added a World Championship title to her name with a win over Mongolia’s Lutsaikhan Altansetseg at the marquee tournament here on Saturday.
The Indian put up a stupendous performance to see off Altansetseg 5-0 and claim the title for the minimum weight category in front of a packed crowd.
Nitu started off aggressively, and used her combination of punches effectively to eke out a win.
GOLD FOR NITU 🥇🤩
Wins the bout 5️⃣-0️⃣ 💥🔥
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With this victory, Nitu, a 2022 Strandja Memorial gold medall, became the sixth Indian boxer to be crowned world champion.
Six-time champion 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 pugils who have won the world title.