Boxing in CWG 2022: Nikhat Zareen, Lovlina Borgohain get straightforward opening attracts
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World champion Nikhat Zareen and reigning Olympic bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain have been handed a comparatively straightforward opening spherical attracts within the girls's boxing competitors of the Commonwealth Video games which begins right here with the opening ceremony on Thursday.
Nikhat will open her marketing campaign within the girls's 48-50kg gentle flyweight class towards Helena Ismael Bagao of Mozambique on Sunday. A victory would see her pitted towards one other straightforward opponent in Helen Jones of Wales within the quarterfinals.
Lovlina may also be up towards the lesser-known Ariane Nicholson of New Zealand in her opening gentle center weight (66-70kg) bout on Saturday, and a win will pit her towards Gold Coast silver medallist Rosie Eccles of Wales within the quarterfinals.
The Welsh boxer, who gained a silver medal in 2016 and a bronze in 2019 European Championships, received a bye within the first spherical.
Within the light-weight (57-60kg) division, Jasmine will characteristic straight within the quarterfinals after getting a primary spherical bye.
However a difficult quarterfinal last awaits Jasmine as she might be up towards 2018 Gold Coast bronze medallist Troy Garton of New Zealand on August 4.
Within the girls's minimal weight (45-48kg) class, Nitu wants only a win to safe a medal as solely eight boxers characteristic within the draw. She's going to sq. up towards Nicole Clyde of Northern Eire within the quarterfinals on August 3.
Amongst males, Asian Video games gold medallist and 2018 CWG silver medallist Amit Panghal will kick-off his marketing campaign towards Vanuatu's Namri Berri within the flyweight (48-51kg) class on August 1.
Then again, Mohammad Hussamuddin, who gained bronze medallist within the final CWG, will play Amzolele Dyeyi of South Africa in his opening featherweight (54-5kg) bout on July 30.
Former Asian and World Championships medallist Shiva Thapa will tackle Pakistan's Suleman Baloch within the first spherical of sunshine welterweight (60 to 63.5kg) class on Friday, whereas welterweight (63.5 to 67kg) pugilist Rohit Tokas received a primary spherical bye and can tackle Alfred Kotey of Ghana in his second bout on August 2.
Sumit too received a primary spherical bye within the middleweight (71-75kg) division and can face Callum Peters of Australia within the second spherical on Sunday.
Within the males's gentle heavyweight (75 to 80kg) occasion, Ashish Kumar too received a bye within the opening spherical and can face Travis Tapatuetoa of Niue on August 1, whereas Sanjeet will tackle Ato Leau Plodzicki-Faogali of SAM within the heavyweight first spherical on Saturday.
Sagar might be up towards Maxime Yegnong Nijeyo of CMR within the first spherical of the tremendous heavyweight (over 92kg) class on Sunday.
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