Wins gold in first round itself in Jordan
Becomes Maharashtra’s first woman boxer to win yellow metal
By Paritosh Pramanik
THE bout lasted just over two minutes. The National Anthem was played for one last time in Amman, Jordan and Alfiya Akram Khan Pathan proudly stood on the podium with the gold dangling around her neck as she basked in glory.
The gold was shining bright, Alfiya’s face was much brighter.
Nagpur girl Alfiya, the fast rising Indian woman boxer, punched her opponent to submission as she clinched the 81+kgs weight category gold at the ASBC Asian Elite Men and Women Boxing Champions at Amman in Jordan on Friday.
Alfiya crushed hosts Jordanians’ dream as she outpunched her rival Islam Husaili in the first round itself by Referee Stopped Contest
(RSC) and in the process won her first major senior international gold.
Alfiya, in the process, also created history by becoming the first woman boxer from Maharashtra to win gold in Asian Championship.
Alfiya, daughter of Assistant Sub-Inspector, Police Headquarters Akram Pathan, started on an aggressive note. While she gauged her opponent’s moves in the semi-finals, in the gold medal match, the Maharashtra boxer was in a combative mode.
She threw powerful left, right punches on the spot of her opponent which forced referee to briefly stop the bout
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