Nikhat Zareen Clinches 2nd Gold In World Boxing Championships

New Delhi: Nikhat Zareen defeated Nguyen Thi Tam of Vietnam 5-0 in the final to win her second Women’s World Championships gold medal on Sunday.

She fended off a strong comeback from Thi Tham in the second round to win the final by unanimous decision (5-0) and took home the Gold medal for the second successive year.

Nikhat started her bout in attacking mode. She didn’t let Thi Tam to settle and landed a rally of punches to win the first round 5-0.

Nikhat has become only the 2nd Indian female boxer after Mary Kom to win multiple gold medals at the IBA Women’s World Championships.

Mary, who won the Olympics Bronze in London, scripted history by winning 6 World Championships gold medals with her last coming in New Delhi in 2018.