New Delhi, Sept 26:
Reigning national champion Asha Roka powered through to the semi-finals of AIBA Women’s Junior World Boxing Championships in the 48kg category at Albena, Bulgaria.
The 14-year-old pugilist was the first Indian to make it to the penultimate round of the Championship, after seven other Indian boxers including three from the Junior Group and four from the Youth Group secured their place in the quarter-finals of the event.
Roka, who clinched the gold at the 2nd Nations Cup, an International Boxing Tournament in Zrenjanun, Serbia made her place in the quarters beating Osormaa Sarantsetseg from Mongolia.
The light fly weight boxer from Madhya Pradesh will now take on Assyl Askarova from Kazakhstan in the semis.
Earlier in the Women Junior World Championship Gargi (50kg), Likhitha Battini (52kg) and Siwi (60kg) cemented their place in the quarter-finals of the event.
In the youth group of the World Championship, reigning Junior World Champions Lalenkawli (48kg) and Nikhat Zareen (54kg) advanced to the quarters of the Championship putting in a dominating performance in their respective bouts.
The 18-year-old Lalenkawli took on some solid attacking from Kristina Elizabeth O’Hara from Ireland. But the Mizo lass was up to the task as soon put O’Hara on the back foot by her incessant flurry of right and left jabs before winning on a unanimous decision.
Zareen also won with a unanimous decision against Romanian Mera Ioana-Lavinia.
Lalenkawli will stake a claim for a semi-final against Venelina Valentinova Poptoleva from Bulgari, while Zareen goes up against Italian Desire Galli.
Simranjit Kaur (60kg) and Shashi Kala (64kg) too won their pre-quarter final bouts to march into the round of eight. Kaur now takes on Justine Moerl from Germany while Shashi is slated to fight Airiken Subinuer of China. (UNI)
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