Nikhat Zareen: Hidden Facts To Know About The Indian Boxer!

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Abirath EV

Indian boxer Nikhat Zareen, popularly known by her nickname Nikki. Her most significant accomplishments include winning the gold medal at three prestigious competitions.

She is also the fifth Indian woman to win the gold medal in the IBA World Boxing Championships.

Nikhat Zareen was born in Nizamabad, Andhra Pradesh (now in Telangana), on 14 June 1996.  She's 26 years of age. She comes from a family of Orthodox Muslims.

Her father, Mohammad Jameel Ahmed, is a salesperson, while her mother, Parveen Sultana, is a homemaker. Nikhat has three sisters, and she is her parents' third daughter.

Nikhat studied at Nirmala Hrudaya Girls High School in Nizamabad. She now studies Bachelor of Arts at AV College in Hyderabad, Telangana (B.A.).

In 2009, when she was in grade 8, Nikhat began boxing. She was made to train under IV Rao at the Sports Authority of India in Visakhapatnam.

In 2011, she won the flyweight division of the AIBA Women's Junior and Youth World Boxing Championship, which was held in Turkey.

Nikhat won silver at the 2014 Youth World Boxing Championship and gold at the third Nations Cup International Boxing Competition.

She won a silver medal at the Thailand Open International Boxing Tournament in 2019 and gold medals in both 2019 and 2022 at the Strandja Memorial Boxing Tournament.

The net worth of Nikhat is $1 million. In addition to her income from boxing, she endorses reputable brands such as Adidas and NMDC.