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Commonwealth Games 2022 | Boxers Nikhat Zareen, Amit Panghal and Nitu strike gold

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Panghal bettered his silver from the last edition while Nitu upstaged 2019 world championship bronze medalist

Panghal bettered his silver from the last edition while Nitu upstaged 2019 world championship bronze medalist

Indian boxers Nitu Ghanghas won the women’s 48kg Commonwealth Games title before Amit Panghal (men’s 51kg) joined her on the top of the podium, in Birmingham on August 7, 2022.

Panghal bettered his silver from the last edition as he out-punched European Championship silver medallist England’s Kiaran MacDonald by a 5-0 verdict in the men’s flyweight.

Nitu, on the other hand, upstaged 2019 world championships bronze medallist Demie-Jade Resztan of England by a 5-0 unanimous verdict.

Another women boxer and world champion Nikhat Zareen captured the third consecutive boxing gold medal for India.

Zareen defeated Carly McNaul of Northern Ireland in the final of women’s 50kg at the Commonwealth Games.

Despite the height disadvantage, Asian Games gold medallist Panghal was the far better pugilist among the two.

But MacDonald upped the ante in the final round despite managing a nasty cut.

The first Indian boxer to take the ring, the 21-year-old Nitu, competing in her first CWG, looked completely in control throughout the nine minutes, giving the home boxer no chance.

The Southpaw continued to dazzle in the ring as she threw sharp, accurate combination of punches and controlled the pace of the contest.

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