Indian boxer Nikhat Zareen secured place in Semi –final in Bosphorus Boxing tournament in Istanbul. She played in the the women's 51kg category and mark a win the bout. She defeated the two-time world champion Nazym Kyzaibay of Kazakhstan. With the win, she has ensured herself at least a bronze medal with the last-four berth. Here it is to be noted that Nikhat Zareen had earlier beaten 2019 world champion, Paltceva Ekaterina of Russia, in the Round of 16. Much like the previous round, Zareen looked unfazed against Kyzaibay in the quarter-final on Friday.

For your information let us share that She stamped her authority right from the beginning and prevailed 4-1 win over Kyzaibay, a gold medallist from 2014 and 2016 World Championships. Apart from Zareen, 2018 Commonwealth Games gold-medallist Gaurav Solanki (57kg) also sailed into the semifinals after a tough contest against local pugilist Aykol Mizan.  Both the boxers will be in the semi-final action later in the day. Zareen will face another tough challenge as she takes on 2019 World Championships silver-medallist Busenaz Cakiroglu of Turkey while Solanki will be up against Argentina's Nirco Cuello.

However, here it is to be noted that mmong other women boxers, Sonia Lather (57kg), Parveen (60kg) and Jyoti (69kg) made exits with losses in their respective quarterfinals. Meanwhile, Shiva Thapa (63kg) lost 1-4 to Turkey's Hakan Dogan in an intense bout.

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