Indian boxer Lovlina Borgohain won the gold medal in the women’s 75kg boxing event at the Asian Games 2026 on Friday. On her 29th birthday, Lovlina defeated China’s Bao Ziyi by a 5-0 unanimous decision at Nishio Gymnasium in Japan. The win gave India its first Asian Games gold in the women’s 75kg boxing category.Key HighlightsLovlina defeated China’s Bao Ziyi 5-0.She won gold on her 29th birthday.This is Lovlina’s first Asian Games gold medal.She became only the second Indian woman boxer to win Asian Games gold after Mary Kom. How Did Lovlina Win the Final?Bao Ziyi started the final with an attacking approach. She tried to put pressure on Lovlina with quick punches.Lovlina stayed calm and used her counter-punching well. She waited for the right time and landed clean punches.The first round was close, but Lovlina got the judges’ decision 3-2. She then became more confident in the second round. She landed better punches and won the round 4-1.With a lead on the scorecards, Lovlina stayed focused in the third round. She allowed Bao to attack and then responded with counters.Lovlina won the final round on all five judges’ cards. She completed a 5-0 victory and secured the gold medal. Lovlina’s Road to the Gold MedalLovlina had a strong run before reaching the final.In the quarterfinal, she defeated South Korea’s Seong Suyeon by a 5-0 unanimous decision.In the semifinal, she faced Kazakhstan’s Natalya Bogdanova. Lovlina lost the opening round but came back strongly. She eventually won the close fight 3-2 in a split decision.That victory made Lovlina the first Indian woman boxer to reach two Asian Games finals. She had won silver in the same 75kg category at the Hangzhou Asian Games. What Does the Gold Mean for Lovlina?The gold medal is another major achievement in Lovlina’s career. She won a bronze medal at the Tokyo Olympics and became a world champion in 2023.Her Asian Games gold also puts her in an elite group of Indian women boxers. M.C. Mary Kom was the first Indian woman boxer to win Asian Games gold, doing so in 2014. Lovlina is now the second. Born on October 2, 1997, in Assam’s Golaghat district, Lovlina celebrated her 29th birthday with one of the biggest wins of her career.“It was a historic gold for Lovlina Borgohain as she defeated Bao Ziyi 5-0 in the women’s 75kg final.”The victory also improves on Lovlina’s silver medal from the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games. Her gold adds another major medal to India’s boxing campaign at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.
