Lovlina Borgohain wins women’s 75kg boxing gold at Asian Games 2026

With this win, Lovlina became only the second Indian woman after the legendary MC Mary Kom to claim an Asian Games boxing gold

Indian boxer Lovlina Borgohain won the women's 75kg gold at Asian Games with win over Ziyi Bao of China on Friday.

Lovlina Borgohain made history by clinching a gold medal at the Asian Games, becoming just the second Indian woman boxer to achieve this feat. She delivered an impressive performance, sweeping the finals against China's Ziyi Bao with a perfect 5-0 score. This triumph comes after her silver medal in the last Asian Games, where her journey was highlighted by a semifinal win against world champion Natalya Bogdanova.

Indian boxer Lovlina Borgohain clinched the gold medal in the women’s 75kg category at the Asian Games 2026 after defeating China’s Ziyi Bao in the final on Friday, October 2.Lovlina entered the gold-medal bout after securing a hard-fought 3-2 split-decision victory over Kazakhstan’s Natalya Bogdanova in the semifinal. LOVLINA IS ASIAN GAMES CHAMPION! pic.twitter.com/K5YRG1lxIC— The Khel India (@TheKhelIndia) October 2, 2026 The 29-year-old Indian boxer, who had won silver in the same category at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, returned to the final with the opportunity to go one step further this time. Her route to the title also included a quarterfinal victory over South Korea’s Seong Suyeon.Lovlina’s victory over Ziyi Bao adds another major achievement to her decorated career. The Assam-born boxer is also a Tokyo Olympic bronze medallist and a former World Championships gold medallist.The gold medal marks Lovlina’s first Asian Games title and improves upon her silver-medal finish from the previous edition. Her triumph also adds another gold to India’s medal tally at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.