Super Heavyweight boxer Sagar Ahlawat completed with silver on a day when Nikhat Zareen, Nitu Ganghas and Amit Panghal received gold for India after successful their respective last bouts on the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham on Sunday. The Indian pugilists will return with seven medals from Birmingham–3 Gold, 1 Silver and three Bronze– two lower than the earlier version.
NITU PUNCHES GOLD
Nitu Ganghas began the present for India when she upstaged 2019 world championships bronze medallist Demie-Jade Resztan of England by a 5-0 unanimous verdict to win the nation’s first gold on the CWG 2022. She was fast on her ft and dominated her opponent within the bout to emerge the winner.
Nitu, competing in her first CWG, seemed fully in management all through the 9 minutes, giving the house boxer no likelihood. The ambiance was intimidating for the 21-year-old going through the house favorite however she pinned her together with her unwavering gaze into her eyes.
SAGAR BACK FROM A WAR
‘s Sagar Ahlawat tried his finest to provide a superlative efficiency towards ‘s D. Orie, settling for SILVER in Men’s +92kg Final at #CommonwealthGames2022
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The long-range pictures being her benefit, Nitu used them to perfection to land her jabs completely on her opponent’s face as she additionally received by way of a 5-0 unanimous verdict to assert the ladies’s minimal weight (45kg) gold.
AMIT WINS 2ND CWG MEDAL
Amit Panghal was subsequent within the ring and he too added gold for India with a much-needed power-packed present, beating Kiaran Macdonald 5-0 on factors in one other unanimous determination within the Men’s Flyweight (over 48-51kg) division.
The dominating Panghal, who was lightning fast together with his jabs, additionally left MacDonald with a minimize above his proper eye that wanted a couple of stitches and a stoppage in play because the Indian was on track. Using his top benefit, MacDonald tried to bounce again within the third spherical however the Asian Games champion had it straightforward.
Panghal entered the finals by defeating Patrick Chinyemba of Zambia within the semis by 5-0. He had superior to the semi-finals of the lads’s flyweight 51kg on the ongoing Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham on Thursday, thereby confirming a medal for India.
NIKHAT DOES HAT-TRICK
Nikhat made it three out of three for India with a stable efficiency regardless of taking part in a brand new weight class. Nikhat, who’s on a successful spree because the Nationals final 12 months, asserted her dominance over Northern Ireland’s Carly McNaul as she punched her option to a complete 5-0 win in her maiden CWG look.
The Telangana boxer, who dropped from 52kg to 50kg for the CWG, glided across the ring, touchdown hooks and tight jabs at will. Her defence was equally spectacular. Such was her dominance that when the 9 minutes ended there was little doubt which method the choice would go.
SAGAR FINISHES WITH SILVER
Sagar Ahlawat received Silver within the Commonwealth Games 2022 after dropping to Delicious Orie within the second and third spherical of the Super Heavyweight bout.
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