Expected but still happy, that's what Indian fans felt after boxing star Nikhat Zareen punched her way to win the Gold medal in the Women's 50kg (Light Flyweight) category of the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham.

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She defeated Northern Ireland's Carly McNaul 5-0 to win the gold medal. Seeing the way the Indian boxer won has got netizens talking about her victory. In fact, many even compared her to the legend Mary Kom saying that Nikhat is carrying her legacy forward.

With that, India won their fourth gold of the day and the 17th overall in CWG 2022. India also leapfrogged New Zealand in the medal tally to the fourth position.