Lovlina Borgohain bags gold in middleweight category in National Games

This was Lovlina’s first medal after switching to the middleweight, in which she would make her international debut at the upcoming Asian championships in Amman.

Olympic bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain executed her gameplan well to beat former World championships silver medallist Saweety Boora 5-0 and secure the women’s 75kg gold medal at the boxing arena on the concluding day of the National Games here on Wednesday.

This was Lovlina’s first medal after switching to the middleweight, in which she would make her international debut at the upcoming Asian championships in Amman.

Lovlina, who recovered from a nose injury that happened during the selection trials for the continental event and entered the Games at the last minute, found some rhythm against the hard-punching Saweety.

The lanky Lovlina moved sideways to evade Saweety’s attacks and landed her jabs and combinations on the counter.

Photos | A look at Lovlina Borgohain’s life in Assam and in the boxing ring

Olympian Simranjit Kaur beat arch-rival Jaismine Lamboria 4-0 in a fascinating duel and took the women’s 60kg title.

Simranjit bobbed and weaved nicely and landed her accurate head and body shots on her rival in the first two rounds.