Nikhat Zareen
Zareen in 2022
Personal information
NicknameNikki[citation needed]
NationalityIndian
Born (1996-06-14) 14 June 1996 (age 27)
Nizamabad, Andhra Pradesh (now in Telangana), India
Weight51 kg (112 lb)
Sport
SportBoxing
Weight classFlyweight / Light flyweight
Medal record
Representing  India
Women's amateur boxing
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
World Championships 2 0 0
Asian Games 0 0 1
Commonwealth Games 1 0 0
Asian Championships 0 0 1
World Junior and Youth Championships 1 1 0
Total 4 1 2
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Istanbul Flyweight
Gold medal – first place 2023 New Delhi Light flyweight
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Hangzhou Light flyweight
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Birmingham Light flyweight
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place 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]

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]

Achievements

International Titles
Year Place Weight Competition Location
2011 1st place, gold medalist(s) 48 AIBA Women's Junior and Youth World Boxing Championship Turkey
2014 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 45–48 Youth World Boxing Championship Bulgaria
2014 1st place, gold medalist(s) 51 Nations Cup International Boxing Tournament Novi Sad, Serbia
2018 1st place, gold medalist(s) 51 56th Belgrade International Championship Belgrade, Serbia
2019 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 51 Asian Championships Bangkok, Thailand
2019 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 51 Thailand Open International Boxing Tournament Bangkok, Thailand
2019 1st place, gold medalist(s) 51 Strandja Memorial Boxing Tournament Sofia, Bulgaria
2021 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 51 Istanbul Bosphorus Boxing Tournament Instanbul, Turkey
2022 1st place, gold medalist(s) 51 Strandja Memorial Boxing Tournament Sofia, Bulgaria
2022 1st place, gold medalist(s) 52 IBA Women's World Boxing Championships Istanbul, Turkey
2022 1st place, gold medalist(s) 50 XXII Commonwealth Games Birmingham, England
2023 1st place, gold medalist(s) 50 IBA Women's World Boxing Championships New Delhi, India

Brand endorsements

In 2018, Zareen signed a brand endorsement deal with Adidas.[23] Zareen is supported by the Welspun group and is included in the Target Olympic Podium Scheme of Sports Authority of India.[24][25]

Awards

References

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