Norway’s Sunniva Hofstad struggled to evade Lovlina Borgohain’s heavy punches as the former lost the Round of 16 match in women’s 75kg prelims at the ongoing Paris Olympics.
Hofstad, in the first two rounds, was left searching for answers as Lovlina used her height to her advantage to land crucial blows.
Hofstad, the World Youth Champion of 2022, looked to unsettle Lovlina in the first round with an array of quick punches, but a couple of jabs and a right hook from the Indian ensured she collected the much-needed points.
It was Lovlina who adopted an aggressive approach in the second round to land strong blows squarely on Hoftsad’s face. Although Hofstad looked to make some sort of a comeback in the third round, it eventually turned out to be a bit too late.
The judges ended up ruling a unanimous 5-0 in the Indian’s favour. Lovlina will take on number one seed China’s Li Qian in the quarterfinal on August 4 at 15:02 IST. Qian has already beaten Borgohain in the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games.
Another win for the Indian would guarantee her a medal. This can potentially be her second Olympic medal, with the pugilist having won a bronze in Tokyo 2020 as well.
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