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China take two golds, one silver at Women's Boxing World Championships
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Wu Yu (R) of China celebrates after she is declared the winner of the competition against Sirine Charaabi of Italy during the elite women's 50-52kg flyweight final at the IBA World Women's Boxing Championships 2023 in New Delhi, India, March 25, 2023. /Xinhua
Wu Yu (R) of China celebrates after she is declared the winner of the competition against Sirine Charaabi of Italy during the elite women's 50-52kg flyweight final at the IBA World Women's Boxing Championships 2023 in New Delhi, India, March 25, 2023. /Xinhua

Wu Yu (R) of China celebrates after she is declared the winner of the competition against Sirine Charaabi of Italy during the elite women's 50-52kg flyweight final at the IBA World Women's Boxing Championships 2023 in New Delhi, India, March 25, 2023. /Xinhua

Chinese boxers bagged two world titles and a silver medal at the IBA Women's Boxing World Championships 2023 in New Delhi, India on Saturday.

In the elite women's 50-52kg flyweight category, Wu Yu beat Italian Sirine Charaabi by a 5-0 unanimous verdict to grab gold, while her compatriot Yang Chengyu defeated Russia's Nataliya Sychugova with a 4-1 verdict in the elite women's 60-63kg light welterweight event. 

Yang Chengyu (L) of China competes against Nataliya Sychugova of Russia during the elite women's 60-63kg light welter final match of the IBA World Women's Boxing Championships 2023 in New Delhi, India, March 25, 2023. /Xinhua
Yang Chengyu (L) of China competes against Nataliya Sychugova of Russia during the elite women's 60-63kg light welter final match of the IBA World Women's Boxing Championships 2023 in New Delhi, India, March 25, 2023. /Xinhua

Yang Chengyu (L) of China competes against Nataliya Sychugova of Russia during the elite women's 60-63kg light welter final match of the IBA World Women's Boxing Championships 2023 in New Delhi, India, March 25, 2023. /Xinhua

Meanwhile, in the elite women's 75-81kg light heavyweight event, China's Wang Lina lost to her Indian counterpart Saweety Boora and took home the silver medal. It was a neck-and-neck battle between Saweety and Wang, but the Indian pugilist eventually registered a narrow 4-3 win.

India's other gold was won by Nitu Ghanghas, who defeated Lutsaikhan Altansetseg of Mongolia in the elite women's 45-48 kg minimum weight category 5-0. 

Elsewhere, Italy's Irma Testa registered a 5-0 win over Kazakhstan's Karina Ibragimova in the elite women's 54-57kg featherweight category. Russia's Anastasiia Demurchian beat Australia's Kaye Scott Frances in the elite women's 60-70kg light middleweight category by 5-0 verdict.

As the top-level game for female boxers in the world, the sporting event brought together more than 320 athletes from 65 countries and regions, including 12 from China competing in all 12 categories.

(With input from Xinhua)

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