Lovlina Borgohain defeats former world champion to enter boxing semi-final, bronze assured
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Indian boxer Lovlina Borgohain assured the country of its second medal at the Tokyo Olympics as she scripted history to reach the semi-final of the Women’s Welterweight boxing. Lovlina defeated former world champion Chen Nien-Chin of Chinese Taipei in the quarter-final at the Kokukigan Arena. With a place in the semis, Borgohain is assured of at least a bronze medal. She is the third Indian boxer to win a medal at Olympics.