Olympic medalist boxer Lovlina Borgohain, who was in news for her coach even before the start of the Commonwealth Games, started her journey with an easy win. In the round of 16 match, she defeated New Zealand women's light middleweight boxer Arianne Nicholson 5–0. With this win, she has reached the quarter-finals where she will face Rosie Eccles of Wales. Now Borgohain is just one step away from winning the bronze medal. He gave the whole country a chance to dance by winning the bronze medal in the Tokyo Olympics. Gold is expected from him in the Commonwealth Games. This is his first Commonwealth Games.
Lovlina in headlines ahead of Commonwealth Games
Earlier, Lovlina had tweeted about her coach Sandhya Gurung that her coach was being stopped from coming to the sports village. Due to this he is very mentally disturbed. Lovlina had accused the Boxing Federation of harassing her but later all the problems were resolved after mediation by the Sports Ministry.

Lovlina's achievements
In addition to bronze in Tokyo Olympics, Lovlina has medals in Asian Championships and World Championships. She is India's fast rising boxer from whom India hopes for a medal. Lovlina is in search of her first gold. He has only bronze medal in his account so far and he would like to complete his quest in the Commonwealth.