6th Elite Women's Boxing Championship 2022 | 21 Dec 2022

Why In News?

• On December 20, 2022, Madhya Pradesh Sports and Youth Welfare Minister Yashodhara Raje Scindia inaugurated the 6^th Elite Women's Boxing Championship 2022 among 310 women boxers at the Martial Arts Building of TT Nagar Stadium, Bhopal.

Key Points

• A total of 27 qualifying bouts in different weight categories were held on the first day of the championship. On the first day, Anjali Sharma of Madhya Pradesh Boxing Academy won 45-48 kg. Qualified in the preliminary round by defeating Jyothi Gorli of Andhra Pradesh 5-0 in the minimum weight category. Academy's Manju Bamboria won 63-66 kg. Qualified his bout in the weight category.
• Telangana's international boxer Nikhat Zareen in 48-50 kg. Cleared the qualifying round by defeating Tamil Nadu's L.K Abinaya in the flyweight category. Nikhat won the bout via RSC (Referee Stop Contacts).
• The 6^th Elite Women's Boxing Championships 2022 will feature Asian boxing gold Medalist Lovlina Borgohain, world junior gold Medalist Nikhat Zareen and Arjuna awardees Nia Lather and Simranjit Kaur.
• In this championship, 12 boxers of Madhya Pradesh State Boxing Academy will showcase their power in different weight categories.