Ankushita Boro Secures Semi-Final Spot with Win at Elite Women's Boxing Tournament

By: WE staff | Monday, 30 June 2025

• Ankushita Boro, a former youth international champion, made it to the Elite Women's Boxing Tournament semifinals
• On Day 2 of the competition, she defeated Parthvi of Rajasthan by a powerful 5:0 inside the 65kg class

Former teens international champion Ankushita Boro delivered an excellent performance on Day 2 of the Elite Women’s Boxing Tournament in Hyderabad, cruising into the semi-finals of the 65kg class with a commanding 5:0 win over Rajasthan’s Parthvi. In the 51kg division, nearby favorite and two-time world champion Nikhat Zareen thrilled the house crowd with a dominant 5:0 victory in opposition to Kalpana.

Organized by means of the Telangana Boxing Federation in affiliation with the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) and the Sports Authority of Telangana, the event features elite competitors and rising competencies from across the USA. A general of 15 are collaborating, together with the top 12 performers from the recent Elite Nationals, host Telangana, the SAI NCOE Combined team, and the TOPS Talent

Among the standout quarterfinalists had been Preeti (54kg), Jyoti (51kg), and Devika Ghorpade (51kg), each registering unanimous victories. Tamil Nadu’s V. Lakshaya (51kg) inspired with a 5:0 win over Laxmi Devi, at the same time as Tanu (54kg), Shashi (65kg), and Yashi Sharma (65kg) additionally advanced. Gitimoni Gogoi (70kg) gained with the aid of RSC, and Babirojsana Chanu (57kg) secured a second-round stoppage.

Earlier, Zareen opened her match run with a scientific 4:1 win over Rashi Sharma (UP) inside the forty eight-51kg category. Haryana’s Anjali defeated World Championships bronze medallist Manisha Moun (fifty seven-60kg), and 2023 international champion Nitu (45-48kg) beat UP’s Rajani Singh 5:0.