Alfiya Pathan: Didn't know my final opponent was world champion
The HinduWorld youth champion Alfiya Pathan, who got inspired after watching the Mary Kom movie and whose background resembles World champion Nikhat Zareen, is delighted to have begun her journey in elite international boxing with a bang. Alfiya – who stunned two home boxers, including 2016 World champion Lazzat Kungeibayeva in the final, on her way to win the gold medal in the +81kg category on her senior international debut at the Elorda Cup in Kazakhstan – is eager to make her mark. With the support of her family, especially her father Akram Khan Pathan, and childhood coach Ganesh Purohit, the Nagpur girl took to boxing despite her orthodox background and went on to claim gold medals at the 2019 Asian junior championships and the 2021 World youth championships. Chief National women’s coach Bhaskar Bhatt, who was the National youth team’s head coach when Alfiya won her World youth title, hopes to see the 19–year-old as a better boxer.
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