World Champion Nikhat Zareen will play her next match against Helen Jones of Wales in the Quarter-final of the Commonwealth Games 2022.
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One of the strongest medal contenders, Nikhat Zareen will be seen in action against Welsh boxer Helen Jones in her Quarter-final match. The world champion defeated Mozambique’s Helena Ismael Bagao in a unanimous verdict to move into the Quarters. Nikhat who competes in the Light Flyweight class will be eyeing a Gold medal on her CWG debut.
The 26-year-old won the Gold in the Women’s World Championships defeating Thailand’s Jitpong Jutamas held in Istanbul, Turkey. With this, she became the fifth female boxer to win a gold in World Championships. Besides Mary Kom, Zareen is the only boxer to bag a World Championships gold outside India. The pugilist emerged victorious against Ukraine’s Telina Rob in the Strandja Memorial Boxing Tournament in 2022. Winning a Gold medal at the prestigious CWG will surely enhance her confidence for the upcoming mega tournaments.
The live coverage of the Commonwealth Games 2022 will be available on different networks across the world. In the Indian subcontinent, it will be telecast LIVE from Birmingham on Sony TEN 1, Sony TEN 2, Sony TEN 3, Sony SIX, and Sony TEN 4. The live streaming will be available on the Sony LIV app or website. Elsewhere, BBC will telecast LIVE in the United Kingdom, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) in Canada, Seven Network in Australia, Sky NZ in New Zealand, Mediacorp in Singapore, S4C in Wales, and ESPN in the USA.
The quarter-final match between Nikhat Zareen and Helen Jones is expected to begin at 11:00 pm on August 3, 2022.
Amit Panghal advanced to the men’s flyweight (51 kg) Quarters in a unanimous decision against Vanuatu’s Namri Berri. Featherweight pugilist Mohammed Hussamuddin entered the Quarter-finals with a 5-0 win against Bangladesh’s Salim Hossain in the round of 16. Ashish Kumar put up a dominant show over Travis Tapatuetoa with a 5-0 unanimous verdict win. Boxers Sanjeet and Shiva Thapa crashed out of the quadrennial event in the Round of 16.
