Nikhat Zareen


Nikhat Zareen is an Indian amateur woman boxer from Nizamabad,Telangana. She won a bronze medal at the 2nd India Open International Boxing Tournament held in Guwahati. She also won a silver medal at the 2019 Thailand Open International Boxing Tournament held in Bangkok.

Early life

Zareen was born on 14 June 1996 to Md. Jameel Ahmed and Parveen Sultana in Nizamabad, Telangana, India. She completed her primary education from the Nirmala Hrudaya Girls High School in Nizamabad. She is pursuing a degree in Bachelor of Arts at AV College in Hyderabad, Telangana.

Career

Early training and inspiration

Her father, Mohammad Jameel Ahmed, introduced her to boxing and she trained under him for a year. Nikhat was inducted into the Sports Authority of India in Vishakhapatnam to train under Dronacharya awardee, IV Rao in 2009. A year later she was being declared as the 'golden best boxer' at the Erode Nationals in 2010.

2011 Women's Junior and Youth World Boxing Championships