Prime Minister Narendra Modi met the latest boxing sensation Nikhat Zareen, along with Manisha Moun and Parveen Hooda - who won bronze medals in the recently concluded Istanbul event.
Salman Khan reacted to 25-year-old Nikhat Zareen who clinched the gold medal at the 12th edition of the IBA Women's World Boxing Championship. Nikhat who claims to be a huge fan of Bollywood superstar denied addressing him as 'bhai'. Salman on Friday night took to Twitter and made a special request to her. Check it out here.
25-year-old Zareen started boxing at the age of 13. In 2014, Nikhat recieved an amount of Rs. 50 lakh from Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhara Rao as cash incentive.
Nikhat Zareen scripted history as she became first boxer in four years to be crowned as World Champion after a dominating 5-0 victory over Thailand's Jitpong Jutamas.
Nikhat Zareen suffered a 0-5 loss to 2019 Worlds silver medallist Busenaz Cakiroglu of Turkey in the semi-final on Friday.
Nikhat, who had earlier defeated 2019 World Champion Paltceva Ekaterina of Russia in the pre-quarter-finals, looked unfazed and confident on Thursday against her opponent from Kazakhstan.
Zareen caused a major upset on the second day of the tournament on Wednesday when she out-punched the Russian boxer 5-0.
The former world junior boxing champion said her father's words provoked her to pursue a career in boxing.
Nikhat and Mary Kom had been at loggerheads ever since the World Championships after the BFI had hinted that there would be no trials between the two boxers for going to the Olympic Qualifiers and that the six-time World Champion would go for the Olympic Qualifiers
Nikhat and Mary Kom had been at loggerheads ever since the World Championships after the BFI had hinted that there would be no trials between the two boxers.
Mary Kom defeated Zareen 9-1 in the trials held on Saturday to make the squad for Olympic Qualifiers in China in February.
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