Archive · 2 Oct 2026
Lovlina Borgohain Wins Asian Games Gold After Doubts
Lovlina Borgohain is a boxer from India.
She fought Bao Ziyi of China in an Asian Games final.
Lovlina won all five judges’ votes and received a 5-0 decision.
She won the three rounds by scores of 3-2, 4-1 and 4-1.
The fight happened on her 29th birthday, so she called the gold medal a gift to herself.
She became only the second Indian woman boxer to win Asian Games gold, after Mary Kom.
Lovlina had thought about retiring after missing a medal at the Paris Olympics.
She took a year-long break and returned with a stronger mindset.
She said the victory was important after earlier disappointments, including a Commonwealth Games silver.
Lovlina Borgohain defeated China’s Bao Ziyi 5-0 in the 75kg Asian Games final.
The victory made Borgohain only the second Indian woman boxer to win Asian Games gold, after Mary Kom.
Borgohain won the rounds 3-2, 4-1 and 4-1 to secure the unanimous decision.
She won the gold on her 29th birthday after saying she wanted to give herself the medal as a gift.
The victory followed doubts about continuing her career, a year-long break and a silver medal at the 2026 Commonwealth Games.
- Who
- Indian boxer Lovlina Borgohain defeated China’s Bao Ziyi.
- What
- Borgohain won the women’s 75kg Asian Games boxing final by a unanimous 5-0 decision.
- When
- The victory came on Borgohain’s 29th birthday, during the 2026 Asian Games.
- Where
- The bout took place in Nishio, Japan.
- Why
- Borgohain wanted to win gold as a birthday gift and had come to the Asian Games determined to change her previous silver into gold.
- Winner
- Lovlina Borgohain of India
- Opponent
- Bao Ziyi of China
- Weight category
- 75kg
- Final result
- Unanimous 5-0 decision
- Round scores
- 3-2 in the first round, followed by 4-1 in each of the next two rounds
- Historic milestone
- Only the second Indian woman boxer to win Asian Games gold
- Career context
- She had considered retirement after missing a medal at the Paris Olympics and later took a year-long break
