Nikhat Zareen on Sunday grew to become solely the second Indian boxer to win a couple of gold  medals on the World Championships, emulating the legendary Mary Kom. Zareen had received the world title in 2022 within the 52 kg class, this time she received it in 50kg class. Nikhat Zareen and Lovlina Borgohain made it a golden Sunday for India on the Women’s World Boxing Championships in New Delhi. While Nikhat Zareen received the gold within the 50kg class, Lovlina Borgohain clinched the yellow metallic within the 75kg class. Nikhat Zareen registered a 5-0 victory within the closing bout in opposition to Vietnam’s Nguyen Thi Tam to say India’s third gold within the event earlier than Lovlina Borgohain received the summit conflict in opposition to Australia’s Caitlin Parker with a cut up 5-2 verdict. On Saturday, Indian pugilists Nitu Ghanghas (48kg) and Saweety Boora (81kg) had additionally received gold of their respective classes.

Nikhat is an admirer of well-liked Hindi movie celebrity Salman Khan. After her 2022 win, Nikhat had even met Salman. The two have made reels collectively too. Now, Salman khan had a particular message for Nikhat and the opposite Indian boxers.  

“When u met me last u had promised me u will win again and u have done that. So proud of u Nikhat. Many congratulations to you all on winning the women’s world boxing championships.. @nikhat_zareen @NituGhanghas333 @LovlinaBorgohai @saweetyboora”, Salman Khan tweeted.

When u met me final u had promised me u will win once more and u have achieved that. So pleased with u Nikhat. Many congratulations to you all on profitable the ladies’s world boxing championships.. @nikhat_zareen @NituGhanghas333 @LovlinaBorgohai @saweetyboora pic.twitter.com/XKAzYqlQOj

— Salman Khan (@BeingSalmanKhan) March 27, 2023

Finallyyyyy intezar khatam hua@BeingSalmanKhan #fanmoment#dreamcometrue#salmankhan pic.twitter.com/pMTLDqoOno

— Nikhat Zareen (@nikhat_zareen) November 8, 2022

“I am happy that i have become world champion for the second time in a different weight category, which is an Olympic weight category. Today was the toughest bout of all as she has been an Asian champion too. This is good for me as my next target is Asian Games, there I am likely to face her again. Hopefully, I will do even better there,” Nikhat Zareen after her win.

“This is my first major competition in the new weight category after Commonwealth Games. In CWG, there was not much competition apart from boxers of England, Ireland. It was a tough world championship. I was fatigued in some of the matches and even won by split decision in one of the matches.”