Lovlina books Olympic ticket, Preeti signs off with bronze

Lovlina Borgohain

World champion Lovlina Borgohain (75kg) locked an Olympic quota for herself by moving to the final, while young Indian boxer Preeti Pawar (54kg) signed off with a bronze medal at the Asian Games on Tuesday.

Borgohain (below), the Tokyo Olympic bronze medallist, cleverly managed her bout against Asian Championship silver medallist Baison Manikon of Thailand to take a unanimous decision win and book her ticket for next year's Paris Games.

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Preeti, on the other hand, put up a good show but lost 0-5 to reigning flyweight champion China's Chang Yuan. She has already secured an Olympic quota.

Both Southpaw boxers showcased their high skill and ring IQs in the opening three minutes. While Preeti looked to poke and peck with a right hook, the Chinese kept landing right hooks.

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