Taiwanese “boxing queen” Chen Nien-chin (陳念琴) on Friday won gold in the women’s 70kg light middleweight category at the ASBC Asian Elite Boxing Championships in Amman, Jordan, with a unanimous 5-0 win against Baison Manikon from Thailand.
Chen, 25, knew her opponent well and landed quick shots, forcing Manikon, 21, to step into the Taiwanese’s range during their final bout.
“I was waiting for this Asian gold medal for so long, and finally I could make it,” Chen said after earning her first Asian title, according to a statement by the International Boxing Association.
Photo: Screen grab from the Asian Boxing Confederation’s Facebook page
“Manikon is a patient boxer and to beat her I had to do my best,” Chen was quoted as saying.
“The family is so excited at home and we are planning a celebration together,” she added.
Chen defeated Manikon in the women’s 69kg welterweight final of the Thailand Open International Boxing Tournament in April.
Chen won bronze at the 2016 AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championships and participated in the Olympics for the first time in Rio at the age of 19.
In 2018, she won gold at the AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championships before heading to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
At this year’s championships in Jordan, Taiwanese boxers Huang Hsiao-wen (黃筱雯), Wu Shih-yi (吳詩儀) and Lai Chu-en (賴主恩) won bronze, bringing Taiwan’s tally to one gold and three bronze medals.
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