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Lovlina Borgohain, Sakshi Chaudhary punch their way to quarters

While Lovlina out-punched Mexico’s Vanessa Ortiz, Sakshi got the better of Zhazira Urakbayeva of Kazakhstan to progress to the last eight stage.

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India’s Lovlina Borgohain (left) and Sakshi Chaudhary (both in blue) during pre-quarterfinal victories in New Delhi yesterday. Pics/PTI

India’s Lovlina Borgohain (left) and Sakshi Chaudhary (both in blue) during pre-quarterfinal victories in New Delhi yesterday. Pics/PTI

Tokyo Olympic bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain made a winning start to her campaign as she and Sakshi Chaudhary moved to the quarter-finals of the Women’s World Championships with dominant victories here on Monday.

Both Sakshi (54kg) and Lovlina (75kg) notched identical 5-0 unanimous decision wins respectively. While Lovlina out-punched Mexico’s Vanessa Ortiz, Sakshi got the better of Zhazira Urakbayeva of Kazakhstan to progress to the last eight stage.

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