India’s Ankushita Boro got her campaign at the second Olympic Boxing World Qualifiers off to a winning start with a 4-1 split decision win over Mongolia’s Naamun Monkhor in the women’s 60kg event on Monday.
With this win, Ankushita will enter the pre-quarterfinals.
National championships bronze medallist Abhimanyu Loura lost to Ireland’s Kelyn Cassidy in an unanimous decision 0-5 to hand India its first loss in the tournament.
India’s Nikhat Zareen (50kg), Preeti (54kg), and Lovlina Borgohain (75kg) will not be taking part in the event as they have already secured their spots for Paris through their performances at the Asian Games.
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