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New Delhi: Tokyo Olympic bronze medalist Lovlina Borgohain (75kg) started her campaign with a win to seal a place in the quarterfinals of the Women’s World Boxing Championships. Along with Lovlina, Sakshi (52kg) also sealed her place in the last eight with a convincing 5-0 win here on Monday. While Lovlina got the better of Mexico’s Vanessa Ortiz, Sakshi got the better of Kazakhstan’s Jazira Urabaeva.

The Indian campaign, however, suffered a setback as Preeti lost a closely fought match. There was controversy over Preity’s place in the Indian team for the tournament as she had not won a title in the national championship. The 19-year-old put up a strong show in the 54kg category but lost to last year’s silver medalist Jitpong Jutamas of Thailand in a thrilling contest.

The Thai, who had won a medal in the 52kg category last season, got the better of Preeti 4-3. The match was so close that the review had to be resorted to for the final result. Preity started aggressively to take a 4-1 lead in the first round of the tie, but failed to maintain the momentum in the next two rounds.

Competing in the new weight category of 75 kg, Lovlina got a bye in the first round. He took a step towards a medal by winning his first bout. The two-time bronze medalist at the World Championships looked a bit defensive against her formidable opponent. Lovlina was forced to play from a distance due to her greater length, which made it difficult for her to land accurate punches.