Nikhat Zareen achieved another feat by defeating Jutamas Jitpong of Thailand in the 12th IBA World Boxing Championships in Istanbul.
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The former junior world champion and two-time winner of the prestigious Stradja Memorial tournament, who also works as a banking officer at Bank of India, followed in the footsteps of Indian greats like MC Mary Kom, Sarita to bring home the gold Showed great enthusiasm. Devi, Jenny RL and Lekh KC.
Indian boxing sensation Zareen was born in Nizamabad, Telangana to an Islamic household. She revealed that she had to endure and overcome the age-old patriarchal notion of boxing that was not suitable for women.
“I had to work hard and overcome obstacles, including the fact that boxing is not for women,” says Zareen.
“I had to tell people that nothing would happen to my face and my beauty would remain intact,” the boxer said.
In fact, she has talked about how her father’s caution about the societal challenges facing female athletes inspired her to conquer all that she has.
Zareen said, “I can still feel my father’s voice in my head – ‘boxing is not for women, what society thinks is and it is a men’s sport’.”
“These words challenged me and I wanted to go out there and prove that boxing doesn’t matter whether you are male or female. It is desire and aspiration that matters. Boxing for me is about my attitude and out of pride.” The Telangana boxer said from the heart.
Several national titles and a flurry of international medals now adorn the 25-year-old’s trophy cabinet.
It has not always been easy for her after achieving as much as she has in her nascent boxing career as she was embroiled in a heated debate as she expressed her dismay about the direct selection of Indian boxing icon MC Mary Kom .
A young Zareen was left disappointed by the direct selection of Mary, one of India’s finest and most successful athletes in the world of sports. India Without any trials at the Tokyo Olympics.
Fighter in Zareen prompted him to take up the issue and bring it to the attention of the then Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju, who ensured that the young player’s call for a fair trial and selection process is heeded and implemented.
However, Mary showed her superiority and dominated the sanctioned fight against Zareen and established her right to represent the tricolor as she has done several times in her long and illustrious career.
But, Zareen’s fight was not with Mary Kom. Rather it was against the established system and the existing system. After swallowing the hard pill given to her by the boxing legend, Zareen set her vision to improve on her ability and is now on to represent the next crop of talent in Indian boxing. And it would not be wrong to say that she has lived up to her immense potential and made the country proud on the international stage.
In the 12th edition of the WBC, Zareen was on fire as she defeated opponents Mexico, England and Brazil 5-0 in each of her matches on her way to the final of the tournament.
With the win, she joined Mary Kom, Sarita Devi, Jenny RL and Lekh Casey as the fifth Indian to win gold at the World Boxing Championships.
His inspiring performance on the grand stage will surely inspire the youth to take up the sport and take the standards and conditions of Indian boxing up a notch.
road to Glory:
Pre-quarters: Nikhat Zareen of India beat Herrera Alvarez (5-0) of Mexico.
Quarterfinals: India’s Nikhat Zareen beat England’s Charlie-Sean Davison (5-0).
Semifinals: Nikhat Zareen of India beat Caroline de Almeida (5-0) of Brazil.
Final: Nikhat Zareen of India beat Jutamas Jitpong of Thailand in the final
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