Nimbly-foot boxer Anamika Hooda was clear from the first bell that she wanted to take her rival Tamanna down in the 8th women’s national final on Thursday. Starting aggressively against her long opponent, Anamika did not give an inch and swung a clean punches to win in the first round. In the second round, she continued to punch with intentions as her rival looked out in a way. Eventually, he won the title with a unanimous decision to win his second consecutive title in the National.
“This is my third national title, and I hope I can repeat it at the international level as well. I have been working on my technology for the last one year and have improved a lot after spending some time training in Uzbekistan,” Anamika said. The Indian Express After his victory at Shaheed Vijay Singh Pathic Indoor Sports Complex in Greater Noida.
Rohtak, 25 -year -old boxer from Haryana, is one of the most aggressive puglists in Indian boxing, and his opponents are uncomfortable in front of him, including two -time world champion Nikhat Zaren, who was not part of the incident this year. Three -time national champion now, Anamika is number two for world champion Nikhat for the last three years.
Nikhat, who is a technically sound boxer, had issues facing the aggression of the ring finger among the citizens of 2022. Fuste boxer has increased in height. “I know that Nikhat Didi plays in her category, and I have spent time in the national camp with her.
Despite being one of the country’s best flyweight boxers for the last four years, Anamika has received sporadic opportunities internationally, who participate in a tournament such as the Elorda Cup. At that event in 2024, Anamika leads the world champion Wu You to the finals, but Chinese eventually won. Similarly, among the 2023 citizens in Bhopal, Anamika lost to Nikhat in the final, but not before fighting against the world champion.
Small height
Anamika usually faces taller boxers than that and has created her game, turning it into an advantage. Despite the difference of height, Anamika’s agility makes her a difficult rival. Anamika said, “After my training in Uzbekistan, I have also improved my technology. Earlier, I used to run with my guard, but now, I move more,” Anamika said.
“Since I am a small boxer, the benefit for me is to target the stomach of the boxer, where I can land body blows. I use my movements to slip through the boxer and land to land. It is easy for me to play with long boxers,” he added.
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Recently, Anamika moved to Uzbekistan to train the country’s national team, including five gold medalists of the 2024 Paris Olympics, including five gold medalists. “It was extremely beneficial for me. I spar and trained with the Olympic champion. I worked on my endurance, while the landing clean blow and my movement improved,” he said.
Asked what is his biggest learning from Uzbekistan’s tenure, Anamika said, “They are extremely fast about the fitness of the boxer. They do not have physics because boxers are hardly injured. One more thing I saw that boxers and coaches are very focused during training.”
Anamika, who has been part of several national camps in the last three years, wants more rare partners, so that she is a variety in training. “I have been a part of all national camps during the Paris Olympic cycle, and I felt the only problem that lacks partners. If we do not have many boxers in the camp, it becomes difficult.
Boxing with boxing is recently confirmed to return to the 2028 Los Angeles program, it can still be seen whether the world boxing will continue with the previous weight classes or introduce new people. Once announced weight sections, Anamika will choose one and push for her dialect in multi-sporting events. He said, “I have yet to decide which class I will play because the Olympic classes are not yet out. For now, I will continue in flyweight because it is my natural weight,” she concluded.
