WBC India: Boxing news: Hailing from Haryana, rising boxer Chandni Mehra claimed the WBC India super featherweight title by thrashing Muskan Srivastava unanimously for all eight rounds in a lopsided collision at Pune. It was Mehra’s first boxing title and she straight away put her hands on the iconic WBC strap. All three judges scored the contest 72-80, 71-80, 71–80 for Chandni Mehra. For Combat News updates with InsideSport.IN
Chandni Mehra and Muskan Srivastava collided for the first time back in 2020 at Jaipur, which went in favor of the Haryanvi boxer. Mehra beat an undefeated Muskan Srivastava back then, who went on a losing spree after the maiden defeat. Following the first career defeat against Chandni Mehra, Srivastava lost to Rupinder Kaur and Geeta Solanki in 2021.
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Upon returning against Chandni Mehra for the WBC title, Muskan failed to change her fate again. Meanwhile, Chandni Mehra is already the best female featherweight boxer from India.
According to Box Rec, she is globally ranked 77th, which can see a sharp rise soon. The 21-year-old now holds a 10-4 professional record and looks prominent to be a world title prodigy from India. On the contrary, Indore-based Muskan Srivastava’s 2-3 resume needs an immediate victory for lifeline. The female featherweight division for WBC India has several A-listed prodigies with Mehra currently sitting on the top.
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Chandni Mehra made her pro-boxing debut in 2018 and fought four times in the year. Upon winning all of them, Mehra lost her first fight in March 2019, but bounced back against Shaik Nazreen in November of the same year. She has been thoroughly active since then.
Boxing: Chandni Mehra claims the WBC India super featherweight title by defeating Muskan Srivastava unanimously
Having earned the second KO victory of her boxing career against Priyanka in early 2022, Chandni Mehra closed the year with a WBC title win.
Boxing: WBC India has a new champion in Chandni Mehra
The formation of the WBC India Committee in August 2021 saw several youngsters coming up from the Asian sub-continent. Despite a population of over a billion, India has never represented a boxing world champion. With WBC working towards the progress of Indian boxing, the nation can see a world champion soon.
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Speaking about Indian boxing, WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman expressed himself in an official statement and said, “I am immensely proud to bear witness to new horizons for boxing in India. The WBC recognizes the rich heritage of this proud sporting nation, where we have already witnessed several Indian boxers crowned with WBC and WBC affiliated championships over the past number of years,”
IBC President Brigadier PK Muralidharan Raja is a core member of the WBC India Championship committee and is one of the spear-header for its missions.
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