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Lovlina Borgohain Wins Asian Games Gold on 29th Birthday
Lovlina Borgohain is a boxer from India.
She fought Bao Ziyi of China in the Asian Games final.
The fight was in the women’s 75-kilogram class.
Lovlina won every round on the judges’ cards and received a 5-0 decision.
Bao attacked often, but Lovlina defended well and landed accurate counter-punches.
Lovlina won the gold medal on her 29th birthday.
She became only the second Indian woman to win Asian Games boxing gold after Mary Kom.
Her victory also ended India’s 12-year wait for a women’s boxing gold at the Games.
She had won silver at the previous Asian Games.
Lovlina Borgohain defeated China’s Bao Ziyi 5-0 in the women’s 75kg final at Aichi-Nagoya 2026.
The victory made Lovlina only the second Indian woman after Mary Kom to win Asian Games boxing gold.
Lovlina used patient counter-punching and effective defense after Bao began both early rounds aggressively.
The gold ended India’s 12-year wait for an Asian Games women’s boxing title and improved Lovlina’s previous silver to gold.
Lovlina had earlier beaten Kazakhstan’s Natalya Bogdanova 3-2 in the semifinal to reach consecutive Asian Games finals.
- Who
- Indian boxer Lovlina Borgohain defeated China’s Bao Ziyi; Lovlina became the second Indian woman after Mary Kom to win Asian Games boxing gold.
- What
- Lovlina won the women’s 75kg boxing gold medal by a 5-0 unanimous decision.
- Where
- The final was held at Nishio Gymnasium in Aichi-Nagoya.
- When
- Friday, on Lovlina Borgohain’s 29th birthday, during the 2026 Asian Games.
- Why
- Lovlina won by using disciplined defense, accurate counter-punches and cleaner scoring against Bao’s aggressive attacks.
Key facts
- Final result
- Lovlina Borgohain beat Bao Ziyi 5-0.
- Event
- Women’s 75kg boxing final, Asian Games 2026.
- Venue
- Nishio Gymnasium, Aichi-Nagoya.
- Historic distinction
- Second Indian woman after Mary Kom to win Asian Games boxing gold.
- India’s wait
- The victory ended a 12-year wait for India’s Asian Games women’s boxing gold.
- Previous Asian Games result
- Lovlina won silver in the 75kg category at the previous edition.
- Semifinal
- Lovlina defeated Kazakhstan’s Natalya Bogdanova 3-2 in a split decision.
- Other major achievement
- She won a bronze medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and became world champion in 2023.
Sources
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