Pooja Rani beat her opponent from Uzbekistan by unanimous 5-0 decision to secure the first gold medal for India in this edition of the Asian Elite Boxing Championships in Dubai.
Dubai, May 30
Defending champion Pooja Rani was the lone Indian woman boxer to strike gold at the Asian Championships, while three others, including six-time world champion MC Mary Kom, signed off wi
Indian women sign off with 10 medals at Asian Boxing C ship
31 May 2021, 05:37 GMT+10
Dubai [UAE], May 31 (ANI): Indian women boxers signed off their ASBC Asian Boxing Championships 2021 campaign with 10 medals in Dubai on Sunday.
Boxer Pooja Rani successfully defended her title after outpunching in-form Mavluda Movlonova to clinch her second successive gold as Indian women ended its campaign with one gold, three silver, and six bronze medals.
The seasoned campaigner Mary Kom (51kg), Lalbuatsaihi (64kg), and Anupama (81kg) claimed silver medals after suffering narrow defeats in their respective finals.
While Simranjit Kaur (60kg), Lovlina Borgohain (69kg), Jaismine (57kg), Sakshi Chaudhary (54kg), Monika (48kg) and Saweety (81kg) are among the Indian women pugilists who secured bronze with semi-final finish.