Pooja Rani in semis; Lovlina Borgohain loses in Boxam International in Spain

Asian champion Pooja Rani (75kg) entered the semifinals to safe a medal however two-time world bronze-winner Lovlina Borgohain (69kg) bowed out after a quarterfinal loss on the thirty fifth Boxam International Boxing Tournament in Castellon, Spain.
In late evening bouts on Wednesday, Olympic-bound Rani defeated Italian Assunta Canfora to hitch the seasoned M C Mary Kom (51kg), Simranjit Kaur (60kg), and debutant Jasmine (57kg) within the last-four stage. The three had received their quarterfinals earlier within the day.
Rani is a three-time Asian medallist and likewise a 2014 Asian Games bronze-winner.
However, Borgohain, who has additionally certified for the Tokyo Games, misplaced 0-5 to Russia’s Saadat Dalgatova to make a surprisingly early exit from the match.
Asian bronze-winner Manisha Moun (57kg) was one other Indian to be ousted from competition when she was defeated 0-5 by Italian Irma Testa within the quarterfinals.
On Thursday, eight Indian male boxers will struggle it out to make the medal rounds.
The record includes the Olympic-bound 5 of Amit Panghal (52kg), Manish Kaushik (63kg), Vikas Krishan (69kg), Ashish Kumar (75kg), and Satish Kumar (+91kg) together with Mohammed Hussamuddin (57kg), Sumit Sangwan (81kg) and Sanjeet (91kg).
Boxers from 17 nations, together with Russia, USA, Italy, Kazakhstan and Spain, are collaborating within the occasion.