Lovlina Borghain may have lost its semi-final fight on Wednesday against the Turkish world champion Busenaz Surmeneli but she still was not afraid of her goal towards the Olympic medal that was difficult to understand.
“Losing was never an option for me and I knew I could win this match.
I’m not satisfied with this bronze and I just want to change my medal to gold,” said the bronze medal to Ti exclusively when answering the question after the fight.
The dream does not seem to be an option that is unlikely to remember the fact that the 23-year-old player starts boxing from 2012 and has two world championship bronze among many titles, which now consists of an Olympic medalist.
Lovlina gave her everything on the ring during the spring even though Surmeneli won it unanimously.
While the match will be remembered for the power of the Turkish boxer, someone will not easily forget the brave battle imposed by Lovlina against the world of boxer No.
1.
However, he never fought Surmeneli before and the lack of experience hurt him at the end of the day.
“Playing against world champions is a privilege.
But it’s not like he’s invincible.
I have to analyze the struggle to find out what I can do better.
Once I did that, I had to start working,” Borghain said.
However, for now, he will take a break from boxing for some time.
The last few months were very difficult for him in everything and he needed all the rest he could get, both physically and mentally.
First, he tested the positive Covid last year and skipped a tour to Europe.
Then his mother had to undergo a big surgery.
During the second covid wave earlier this year, the National Camp in Delhi had to be stopped and he had to train himself in a hotel room for days.
But he had taken it all in his steps and wanted to stay focused on his goal, an Olympic gold.
“In life, there are no big things that come easily.
There are always some difficulties or others and there will be in the future too.
Despite that my focus will always give me 200% and overcome these difficulties,” boxer said that.
When he tried hard, Lovlina admitted once again how his family had supported him for years.
“My family support has become my biggest strength all this time.
And I feel lucky that I have a family that has supported me through thick and thin even though they experience their own problems,” he added.
Apart from his family, his old coach, Sandhya Gurung was also there to guide him and made sure he was ready to face the upcoming challenges.
‘Sandhya Ma’am’, because Lovlina called him, had been with him since the beginning and more than proud of what his students achieved in Tokyo.
“I always called him a tiger and he struggled the same as in Tokyo.
He made some mistakes in the semi-final battle but besides that he fought very well,” said Gurung, who was always credited by Lovlina to rise to the top.
With all the support he gets, someone can really expect great things from Lovlina but for now he needs to rest and just sunbathe in glory for several days.