India’s Nikhat Zareen lost in the semifinal of the women’s 50kg final against Thailand’s Raksat Chuthamat at the Asian Games on Sunday and settled for a bronze medal.
The win assured the Indian of atleast a silver medal at the Hanghzou Games. Nikhat made the first inroads and took the first round by points, although by a split 3-2 decision.
The Thai boxer pulled back in the second round with judges again giving a split verdict which reduced her gap to the world champion.
Nikhat started the third and final round with a flurry of punches on her opponent. But Rakshat held her defence and advanced to the final via a split verdict.
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