Tokyo: India Boxer Lovlina Borghain (69kg) advanced to the quarter-finals in the appearance of his debut Olympics, beating German Veterans Nadine Apetz in the last 16 stage fighting struggling here on Tuesday.
Borghain, Lone Indian Boxer in action on that day, valid 3-2 over his 12-year-old rival.
The two boxers made their game debut and India became the first of his nine-strong team to make the quarter-final stage.
The 23-year-old boy showed great calm in a tense contest to win by the thinnest margin.
He claims all three rounds at split points.
The 35-year-old APETZ is the first German woman who qualified for a boxing event at the Olympics and also a bronze winner of the two championships twice and former European champions.
Borghain is a world twice and the Asian-medal-bronze championship.
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The young man from Assam was an aggressor in the opening round before he changed the strategy to play the game waiting.
The strategy worked well even though Jab that was well placed Germany often disturbed Indians.
Borghain rely heavily on his left hook to keep the edge of the slim.
Apetz is a pioneer name in German boxing.
He pursued a PhD in neuroscience, which was postponed for a year to prepare the Olympics.
Apetz made the game cut after reaching the semifinals of the European qualifying tournament last year.
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