Mizo lady boxer Lalbuatsaihi wins Silver at Asian Boxing Championships

Lalbuatsaihi

Mizoram’s star lady boxer Lalbuatsaihi won silver medal at the Asian Boxing Championships on Sunday.

Tournament debutant Lalbuatsaihi (64kg) signed off with silver after she lost an intense final bout.

Lalbuatsaihi lost 2-3 as well but after giving her Kazakh rival Milana Safronova a fight to remember.

Lalbuatsaihi came into the Indian team as a late replacement for the seasoned Pwilao Basumatary, whose passport had expired. The Mizo boxer exhausted her rival with her counter-attacks but lost momentum in the final round to end second best.

The Mizo boxer won a prize money of USD 5,000.

Watch her in action:

https://youtu.be/2Sv7QKKsMoU
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