Glasgow: Indian boxer Preeti Pawar has emerged as the women’s 54kg champion at the Commonwealth Games, clinching the gold medal and adding another glorious chapter to India’s campaign.
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In the final, Preeti completely dominated Canada’s Scarlett Delgado, landing a series of powerful punches throughout the contest. She did not allow her opponent to win a single round and sealed a commanding 5-0 victory to capture the gold medal.
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The 22-year-old World No. 3 established her supremacy right from the opening round. Although she conceded a few points during Scarlett’s counter-attacks, all the judges unanimously awarded the round to Preeti with a 10-8 score in her favour.
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Preeti carried the same determination and aggressive intent into the second round, maintaining complete control before comfortably winning the remaining rounds to complete a one-sided triumph.
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Earlier, Preeti had also registered a dominant 5-0 victory in the semi-final, defeating Zambia’s Catherine Mwape to book her place in the gold medal match.