Nikhat Zareen

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Nikhat Zareen
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Zareen in 2022
Personal information
NicknameNikki[ citation needed ]
NationalityIndian
Born (1996-06-14) 14 June 1996 (age 28)
Nizamabad, Andhra Pradesh (now in Telangana), India
Weight51 kg (112 lb)
Sport
Sport Boxing
Weight class Flyweight / Light flyweight
Medal record
Representing Flag of India.svg  India
Women's amateur boxing
Event1st2nd3rd
World Championships 200
Asian Games 001
Commonwealth Games 100
Asian Championships 001
World Junior and Youth Championships 110
Total412
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Istanbul Flyweight
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 New Delhi Light flyweight
Asian Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Hangzhou Light flyweight
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Birmingham Light flyweight
Asian Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Bangkok Flyweight

Nikhat Zareen (born 14 June 1996) is an Indian boxer and a two-time world champion. She won a gold medal at the 2011 AIBA Women's Youth & Junior World Boxing Championships held in Antalya. [1] Zareen won gold medals at the 2022 Istanbul, and 2023 New Delhi IBA Women's World Boxing Championships. [2] [3] She also won gold medal at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. [4] [5] She won the bronze medal in the Light flyweight event in the 2022 Asian Games. [6]

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Personal life

Nikhat Zareen was born on 14 June 1996 to Mohammad Jameel Ahmed and Parveen Sultana in Nizamabad city of Andhra Pradesh (now Telangana). [7] [8] [9] She completed her primary education from the Nirmala Hrudaya Girls High School in Nizamabad. [10] She is pursuing a degree in Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) at AV College in Hyderabad, Telangana. [11]

Zareen has been appointed as the staff officer in the Bank of India, zonal office at AC Guards, Hyderabad since June 2021. [12]

Career

Zareen was introduced to boxing by her father, Mohammad Jameel Ahmed, and she trained under him for a year. [10] Nikhat was inducted into the Sports Authority of India in Vishakhapatnam to train under Dronacharya awardee, IV Rao in 2009. A year later, she was being declared as the 'golden best boxer' at the Erode Nationals in 2010. [10]

2011 Women's Junior and Youth World Boxing Championships

Won gold medal in flyweight division held at the AIBA Women's Junior and Youth World Boxing Championship in Turkey. [13] Zareen was up against Turkish boxer Ulku Demir and after three rounds won the bout 27:16. [14] [15]

2014 Youth World Boxing Championships

She won a silver medal in the Youth World Boxing Championship held in Bulgaria in 2014. [16]

2014 Nations Cup International Boxing Tournament

She won a gold medal at the third Nations Cup International Boxing Tournament held in Novi Sad, Serbia on 12 January 2014. Zareen defeated Paltceva Ekaterina of Russia in the 51 kg weight category.

2015 16th Senior Woman National Boxing Championship

She won a gold medal at 16th Senior Woman National Boxing Championship at Assam, [17]

2019 Thailand Open International Boxing Tournament

She won a silver medal at Thailand Open International Boxing Tournament held in Bangkok. [18]

2019 Strandja Memorial Boxing Tournament

She won a gold medal at Strandja Memorial Boxing Tournament held in Sofia, Bulgaria. [19]

2022 Strandja Memorial Boxing Tournament

Zareen defeated Ukraine's Tetiana Kob, a three-time European Championships medallist 4-1 to clinch a gold medal at the 73rd Strandja Memorial Boxing Tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria. [20] The women's team was led by coach Bhaskar Bhatt. [21] She also beat Tokyo Olympics silver medallist Buse Naz Çakıroğlu in the semi-finals. [22]

2022 IBA Women's World Boxing Championships

On 19 May 2022, Zareen won the gold medal in the 52 kg category at the Women's World Championship defeating Thailand's Jitpong Jutamas in the fly-weight final in Istanbul, Turkey. Zareen became the fifth Indian women's boxer to win a gold medal at the World Championships, joining Mary Kom, Laishram Sarita Devi, Jenny R. L., and Lekha K. C. [3] She was only the second Indian boxer to win a World Championships Gold Medal abroad (outside India) after M.C. Mary Kom, who did it four times out of her six Gold Medals.

2022 Commonwealth Games

Zareen won the third gold medal for India in the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham after defeating Carly McNaul of Northern Ireland by 5-0 on 7 August 2022 in the 48–50 kg category (light flyweight category). [4] [5]

2023 IBA Women's World Boxing Championships

Nikhat won 2nd world championship gold medal in 2023 New Delhi IBA Women's world boxing championships after defeating Vietnam's Nguyen Thi Tam by 5-0 unanimous decision in the 48-50 kg category on 26 March 2023. [2]

2024 Paris Olympics

Zareen who entered the Olympics unseeded, defeated Maxi Carina Kloetzer 5-0 in the women’s 50 kg boxing round of 32 and proceeded to the pre-quarterfinal. [23] She lost the round of 16 bout to Chinese world number 1 Wu Yu in a unanimous defeat of 5-0. [24]

Achievements

International Titles
YearPlaceWeightCompetitionLocation
2011Gold medal icon.svg48AIBA Women's Junior and Youth World Boxing ChampionshipTurkey
2014Silver medal icon.svg45–48Youth World Boxing ChampionshipBulgaria
2014Gold medal icon.svg51Nations Cup International Boxing Tournament Novi Sad, Serbia
2018Gold medal icon.svg5156th Belgrade International Championship Belgrade, Serbia
2019Bronze medal icon.svg51Asian Championships Bangkok, Thailand
2019Silver medal icon.svg51Thailand Open International Boxing Tournament Bangkok, Thailand
2019Gold medal icon.svg51Strandja Memorial Boxing Tournament Sofia, Bulgaria
2021Bronze medal icon.svg51Istanbul Bosphorus Boxing Tournament Istanbul, Turkey
2022Gold medal icon.svg51Strandja Memorial Boxing Tournament Sofia, Bulgaria
2022Gold medal icon.svg52IBA Women's World Boxing Championships Istanbul, Turkey
2022Gold medal icon.svg50XXII Commonwealth Games Birmingham, England
2023Gold medal icon.svg50IBA Women's World Boxing Championships New Delhi, India

Brand endorsements

In 2018, Zareen signed a brand endorsement deal with Adidas. [25] Zareen is supported by the Welspun group and is included in the Target Olympic Podium Scheme of Sports Authority of India. [26] [27]

Awards

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