Lovlina Borgohain and Nikhat Zareen among 12-member Indian boxing contingent selected for upcoming 2022 Commonwealth Games

The Boxing Federation of India has selected a 12-member Indian boxing contingent, including eight male boxers, for the upcoming 2022 Commonwealth Games scheduled from 28th July to 8th August.

Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain and reigning world champion Nikhat Zareen lived up to the expectations and booked their places in the Indian Boxing contingent for the Birmingham Games by registering comprehensive victories on the final day of the trials today.

The three-day trials, held at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in New Delhi, also saw Nitu (48kg) and Jaismine (60kg) making their way into the four-member Indian women's team after clinching hard-fought victories in their respective finals.

Producing dominating performances, Lovlina and Nikhat notched up identical 7-0 wins in their respective categories.

Based on the results of the trials, Shiva Thapa (63.5kg), Amit Panghal (51kg), Mohammad Hussamuddin (57kg), Rohit Tokas (67kg), Sumit (75kg), Ashish Kumar (80kg), Sanjeet (92kg) and Sagar (92kg) had secured their spots in the men's section after victories in the trials, held earlier this month.

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