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Women’s National Boxing: Saweety Boora, Pooja Rani Advance To Round-of-16
Railway Sports Promotion Board: The reigning world champion Saweety Boora and two-time Asian Championships gold medallist Pooja Rani with contrasting victories on the second day entered the round-of-16 at the 7th Elite Women’s National Boxing Championships at the GBU Indoor Stadium.
While Saweety faced a tough challenge from Alfiya of Railway Sports Promotion Board (RSPB) before securing a 4-1 win in the 81kg match, Tokyo Olympian Pooja dominated the proceedings against Renu of Nagaland in 75kg bout as she completed a commanding 5-0 victory.
Besides Saweety and Pooja, the 2022 World Championships bronze medallist Manisha Moun (60kg) and Saneh (70kg) were the other boxers from Haryana to clinch victories and enter the Last-16 stage.
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