Parveen, 22, won by unanimous decision against the much more experienced boxer in the light welter division
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India’s Parveen (63kg) moved to the pre-quarterfinals with a comprehensive win over Ukraine’s Mariia Bova in the IBA Women’s World Boxing Championships in Istanbul on Wednesday.
Parveen, 22, won by unanimous decision against the much more experienced boxer, who is 12 years her senior, in the light welter division.
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She was edged out by Bova in the opening round, but the Indian showed amazing tenacity as she significantly upped the ante in the second round.
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