Nikhat Zareen, Gaurav Solanki Take Home Bronze At Bosphorus Boxing Tournament

Nikhat Zareen lost to Busenaz Cakiroglu of Turkey in the 51kg women's semi-finals while Gaurav Solanki was beaten by Argentina's Nirco Cuello in the men's 57kg category.

Indian boxers Nikhat Zareen (51kg) and Gaurav Solanki (57kg) took home bronze medals after going down in their respective semifinals at the Bosphorus boxing tournament in Istanbul. Asian Championship bronze medallist Nikhat, who defeated world champions Paltceva Ekaterina of Russia and Nazym Kyzaibay of Kazakhstan in her last two bouts, suffered a 0-5 loss to 2019 Worlds silver medallist Busenaz Cakiroglu of Turkey in the semi-final on Friday. The opening round had both the boxers playing the waiting game but the subsequent rounds saw them attack a lot in an intense bout. However, the home favourite landed more punches and secured an unanimous win.