Paris 2024 Olympics HIGHLIGHTS: Nikhat Zareen defeats Maxi Carina 5-0 despite point deduction, through to round of 16

She will face top-seeded Chinese Wu Yu in the next round on Thursday at 2.30 pm IST.

Nikhat won on points 5-0 over Germany’s Maxi Carina and will go through to the round of 16. 

Nikhat Zareen manages to win the approval of all the judges despite losing a point. She leads after second round.

Nikhat seems to have got her rhythm after losing the first round by a split decision. The Indian lands some blows on the face but so does the German. Maxi gets her point deducted.

The Indian trails in the first round after receiving only two 10s.

Nikhat seems to be more dominant in the first half of the first round. The referee sound a warning to Nikhat for holding the German’s head.

Nikhat is up against Maxi Carina of Germany!

At Paris 2024, Maxi Carina will become the second German female boxer to take part in Olympic Games, after Nadine Apetz at Tokyo 2020 Olympics. She is a two-time medallist at the World Boxing Cup series, winning gold at the inaugural event in Cologne in October last year and silver in Sheffield in January.

The two boxers will be facing each other for the first time!

Nikhat Zareen will face Maxi Carina at Paris 2024 Olympics at 3:50pm IST on July 28.

The live telecast of the Paris Olympics will be available on Sports18 while the live streaming will be available on JioCinema in India from July 26 to August 11, 2024.

Welcome to Sportstar’s LIVE Updates of the women’s 50kg boxing event between India’s Nikhat Zareen and Maxi Carina of Germany.