Nikhat Zareen Enters Bosphorus Boxing Semis By Beating Two-time World Champion

Nikhat Zareen enters semis Bosphorus boxing: Telangana boxer Nikhat Zareen continued her winning spree in the ongoing Bosphorus Boxing tournament in Istanbul, Turkey.

Zareen entered women's 51kg semifinals and assured herself a bronze on Friday. A day after silencing the reigning world champion Paltceva Ekaterina 5-0 to enter quarterfinals, Asian Championships bronze medallist thrashed two-time world champion Nazym Kyzaibay of Kazakhstan 4-1.

.@nikhat_zareen continues her impressive run at the #BosphorusBoxingTournament as she beats two-time world champion #NazymKyzaibay to advance to the semifinals of the women’s 51 kg event. #GemsofSAI#Boxingpic.twitter.com/4ukPSfonXJ

— SAIMedia (@Media_SAI) March 19, 2021

Nikhat Zareen enters semis Bosphorus boxing

Earlier, Zareen had come face-to-face with the Russian boxer Ekaterina on the second day of the tournament on Wednesday and defeated her in a tough bout.

𝗤𝗨𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗟𝗦 𝗪𝗜𝗡𝗡𝗘𝗥𝗦🤩

2️⃣Medals confirmed for 🇮🇳 at the #BosphorusBoxingTournament.

🥊: @solankigaurav01 defeated 🇹🇷's Mizan Aykol by 4️⃣:1️⃣

🥊: @nikhat_zareen defeated 🇰🇿's Nazym Kazaibay by 4️⃣:1️⃣

Onto the semis now🔥#BosphorusBoxingTournament#boxingpic.twitter.com/NkLPzswZmE

— Boxing Federation (@BFI_official) March 19, 2021

Ahead of her departure to Turkey, Zareen was working on her fitness and the game. “I am delighted that I am able to represent the country and do what I love the most. The last time I played a tournament was in January 2020 and returning to the ring after more than a year will be challenging. I am working hard and will give my best to win gold for the country,” she said before the tournament.

Jump, push, pull, move slow or move fast, but move to make a difference 💨#WATCHUSMOVE#FORMOTION@adidaspic.twitter.com/XWQGZbrXVJ

— Nikhat Zareen (@nikhat_zareen) March 4, 2021

Zareen, who fights in the same weight category as Indian boxing legend six-time world champion Mary Kom, was earlier defeated by her in the final of the national trials, thus failing to earn a spot for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. “My only focus since then has been to work even harder and come back strong. That’s something that I am focusing on. I am looking forward to the future. I believe everything happens for a good reason,” she had told the Olympic Channel in an interview from Hyderabad.

Kom defeated Nikhat Zareen 9-1 to represent India at the Olympic qualifiers in China, later shifted to Jordan.