Lovlina Borgohain Wins Asian Games 75kg Boxing Gold on Her Birthday, Beats China’s Bao Ziyi 5-0

Published: October 2, 2026, 2:51 PM IST
Written by Akash Saha | Edited and fact-checked by Amit Saha | Editorial policy

Lovlina Borgohain won the women’s 75kg boxing gold at the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, on Friday, October 2, beating China’s Bao Ziyi by a 5-0 unanimous decision. The victory came on her 29th birthday and made her only the second Indian woman to win an Asian Games boxing title, after MC Mary Kom at Incheon in 2014.

A clean sweep on the judges’ cards

All five judges scored the final in favour of the Indian, who stayed composed against an opponent looking to force the pace. Borgohain built her advantage in the opening two rounds and saw out the third without giving Bao a route back into the contest.

Her route to the final went through Kazakhstan’s Natalya Bogdanova, whom she beat in the semi-final to set up the title bout against Bao.

From Hangzhou silver to Aichi-Nagoya gold

The gold completes a turnaround from the previous edition of the Games. At Hangzhou, Borgohain reached the 75kg final but had to settle for silver. This time she went one better.

The result also ends a 12-year wait for Indian women’s boxing at the Asian Games. Mary Kom’s title at Incheon 2014 had been the country’s only women’s boxing gold at the event until Friday.

• Event: Women’s 75kg final, 2026 Asian Games
• Result: Lovlina Borgohain bt Bao Ziyi (China), 5-0
• Semi-final: bt Natalya Bogdanova (Kazakhstan)
• Previous Asian Games: Silver at Hangzhou
• Milestone: Second Indian woman to win Asian Games boxing gold, after Mary Kom (2014)

A packed day for India in Japan

Borgohain, a bronze medallist at the Tokyo Olympics, adds this continental title to a career that already includes world and Asian championship honours. Her gold opened a busy Friday for India’s boxers, with Parveen Hooda (women’s 65kg) and Ankush Panghal (men’s 80kg) also through to their gold-medal bouts later in the day. India’s women’s hockey team, meanwhile, were scheduled to play China in the final in the afternoon.

For more from the Games, read how the women’s hockey team beat South Korea to reach the final, how India swept the compound archery team golds, and our Asian Games athletics hub. Browse all coverage in our Olympics & Athletics section.

Sources

• The Tribune (ANI): Lovlina Borgohain wins 75kg boxing gold on birthday, beats China’s Bao Ziyi
• Outlook India: Lovlina Borgohain wins 75kg boxing gold at Asian Games 2026
• The Bridge: Lovlina Borgohain ends India’s 12-year wait for a women’s boxing gold
• Business Standard: Asian Games 2026 Day 13 live updates