(Boxing news) Olympic 2021 Live Update: 23 year old Lovlina Borgohain has advanced to the last 8 after a split decision win over Germany’s Nadine Apetz in the Preliminaries Round of 16 bout in women's Welter (64-69kg) event. In an eventful match at the Kokugikan Arena, Lovlina started round 1 strongly with the judges considering her to be the more dominant boxer. She employed a more counter attacking approach in the second round as Apetz improved her performance, however the split decision went in India’s favour. In the third and final round, Lovlina defended the German’s attacks successfully and won 3-2 after another split decision went in India’s favour.

With just one more win, the queen of Assam will be assured a medal at her debut Olympic Games. The bronze medallist at the World Championships and Asian Championships will be hoping to add the crowning jewel to her collection with a medal at the Tokyo Olympics.

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