Haryana’s Pooja Rani convincingly defeated RSPB's Nupur 5-0 in the 81kg category with her statemate Neetu pulling off an upset win by unanimous margin over World Championships si...
Reigning Asian champion Pooja Rani of Haryana entered the quarterfinals of the 5th Elite Women’s National Boxing Championship in the 81 kg category.
The 38-year-old, who advanced to the pre-quarterfinals of the Tokyo Olympics, is now preparing for the world championships in December.
Rio Olympics bronze-medallist, Qian, completely outpunched Rani in a thoroughly dominant quarterfinal showing on Saturday.
Day 8 of the Olympics might see India clinch two more medals as shuttler PV Sindhu and boxer Pooja Rani are both just one win away from glory.
Mary Kom lost the Round of 16 bout against Colombian Ingrit Valencia by the barest of margins to bow out of Tokyo 2020.
Shuttler PV Sindhu won her match to qualify to the round of 16 while boxer Pooja Rani made it to the quarter-final.
Rani was in command with her right straights and also benefitted immensely from Chaib’s lack of balance in the ring.
Tokyo Olympics will run from July 23-August 8. The mega event was slated to be held last year, but it had to be postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
India delivered its best ever performance at the Asian Boxing Championships in 2019 when the athletes brought home 13 medals.