Asian Games 2023: Nikhat Zareen handed tough opening round as most boxing opponents receive byes

Updated : Sep 23, 2023 12:43
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Editorji News Desk

India's Nikhat Zareen begins her Asian Games campaign on September 24 and in the preliminary round itself, she was handed a rematch of her 2023 World Championship Final. 

Spectators will be in for a high-octane clash when the 27-year-old will take on Vietnam's Nguyen Thi Tam in the opening round in Hangzhou. 

Zareen and Nguyen met earlier in 2023 at the Women's World Boxing Championships Final where Zareen defeated the Vietnamese pugilist to clinch her second world title. 

Of the 18 participants in the Women's 50 KG category in boxing, 14 have received byes to the next round. 

While, apart from Zareen, Yesugen Oyuntsetseg of Mongolia will take on Filipino Aira Villegas.

Nikhat Zareen

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