Neetu Ghanghas and Sweety Bora also won gold medals the previous day. Sweety defeated China's Wang Li 4-3 in the 81 kg weight category. After the match concluded, they had to wait for the review result before the final outcome was announced.
Defending champion Nikhat rained accurate punches on her opponent from the outset. She utilized her swift footwork to evade the Vietnamese boxer's attacks and maintained dominance throughout the first round.
I am immensely happy to have become a world champion for the second time, especially in a different weight category. Today's match in this tournament was the toughest I've faced.
She becomes only the second Indian woman after Mary Kom to achieve this feat. Meanwhile, Lovlina Borgohain won her first world championship title in the 75kg category.