Overview
Saweety Boora is an Indian amateur boxer from Haryana who competes in the light heavyweight category. She is best known for winning the gold medal at the 2023 IBA Women's World Boxing Championships held in New Delhi, where she triumphed in the 81 kg division. Earlier in her career, she had also claimed a silver medal at the 2014 World Championships, marking her among the consistent performers in Indian women's boxing over nearly a decade.
Key facts
| Full name | Saweety Boora |
|---|---|
| Sport | Boxing (amateur) |
| Weight class | Light heavyweight (75 kg / 81 kg) |
| Country | India |
| Home state | Haryana |
| Major honour | Gold, 2023 IBA Women's World Boxing Championships (81 kg) |
| Earlier honour | Silver, 2014 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships (75 kg) |
Background
Saweety Boora hails from Haryana, a state that has produced several leading Indian boxers, including Vijender Singh and Akhil Kumar. She took up boxing in her youth and progressed through national-level competitions before establishing herself in the senior Indian team in the middleweight and later light heavyweight divisions. She is married to Indian cricketer Deepak Hooda, who has represented India in limited-overs internationals.
Career
Early international career
Saweety came to wider attention at the 2014 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships held in Jeju, South Korea, where she reached the final of the 75 kg category and won a silver medal. The result placed her among India's notable performers at the global level alongside the likes of Mary Kom and Sarita Devi from that period.
Continental and national circuit
In the years that followed, she competed at Asian and national-level meets in the middleweight and light heavyweight categories. She remained a regular in domestic camps run by the Boxing Federation of India (BFI) and continued to feature in the senior nationals.
2023 World Championships
At the 2023 IBA Women's World Boxing Championships hosted in New Delhi, Saweety boxed in the 81 kg division. She advanced through the draw to the final, where she defeated China's Wang Lina to take the gold medal. The win came alongside golds for Indian teammates Nitu Ghanghas, Lovlina Borgohain and Nikhat Zareen at the same edition, making it one of the most successful World Championships for Indian women's boxing.
Style and significance
Saweety is regarded as a counter-puncher with a reach advantage typical of light heavyweights, relying on range, jabs and tactical scoring rather than aggressive infighting. Her 2023 World title underlined the depth of Indian women's boxing beyond the more publicised lower weight categories and contributed to India's growing presence in the heavier women's divisions on the international circuit.