00:03So as we move into the third and final round of this 51kg flyweight gold medal bout between the powerhouse
00:10nations of England and India, it is the Indian boxer Sakshi, who has a lead for four of the five
00:16judges after six minutes of boxing, Ruby White left the blue corner with instructions from her coach ringing in her
00:22ear, forget the head, go to the body.
00:24But again, look at how Sakshi with her movement and with the threat of letting something go from those accurate
00:30red clad fists, is just keeping Ruby White guessing, there they exchange jabs, but remember, Ruby White needs a massive
00:40final round to overturn the deficit that she faces for four of the five judges, there she explodes into life
00:45and wasn't too far away with the right cross, but Sakshi continuing to cut such a composed figure.
01:03And again, we have to underscore that despite her prolific success, despite this winning streak that dates back to 11
01:10years of age, just being introduced to a new level of experience and ability here,
01:17it's like going from university education through to postgraduate level, it's a new experience, no doubt about the talent or
01:31the will or the conditioning and desire of Ruby White,
01:34but just being exposed to something brand new here in this gold medal bout, in the form of the experienced
01:41figure of Sakshi.
01:42And remember, Sakshi has been what Ruby White currently is, a teen phenom who won everything available to her in
01:48the age group ranks.
01:54Right means to show a little bit more feints to get in.
01:59And movement to left and right just to confuse Sakshi. She's trying to get inside, because she's just getting picked
02:04off by that lead jab hand.
02:08and every time that jab scores it disrupts the attempted forward movement of white there she did
02:13get through and landed with a final corkscrew left but it is such a disruptive weapon there
02:18runs ruby white onto it again just snaked it out like a broom handle to catch it on rushing white
02:26and every time it knocks ruby white off balance she has to reset get her legs back beneath her
02:31and try to bob and weave her way inside again it's been an excellent performance from
02:36sakshi very composed in a flow state keeping her cool in the face of these salvos that ruby white
02:45is attempting to launch but her ring generalship has been absolutely masterful tonight and one
02:51suspects that the two leading nations as ruby white gets through and does score with straight
02:55punches to the body there's a good left hook to the body just above the belt line but then
02:59sakshi prods her opponent with a left jab on the way out and boxers know and that show of respect
03:05between the two at the end i think ruby white knows that she has been bested here tonight
03:09sakshi knows that she's the victor she raised her right hand to the rafters immediately at the
03:14conclusion of a very cool composed display over the course of the three three minute rounds
03:22lovely work for the boxer from india to start off this session and used her attributes to her best
03:28advantage boxer move really beautifully on the the back foot and ruby white just devastated in the
03:38corner there with the english team around her it's a big moment and she'd be frustrated she couldn't get
03:46her her work on the inside will bring both boxes together ruby white emotional over in that blue
03:53corner just get the official verdict at the conclusion of that contest we have a unanimous decision the
04:02winner is now commonwealth games champion in the red corner from india sakshi
04:13so sakshi gets the indian express back on track and claiming their third gold of glasgow 2026
04:22and what a wonderful ovation for ruby white the teenager overcome and having been bested for the
04:31first time since she was 11 years of age her 71 bout winning streak comes to an end and it
04:37was
04:37wonderful to see sakshi chowdhury who again accomplished everything that ruby white did as a
04:43teen she will know how ruby white feels having been bested for the first time in such a long time
04:48but this moment belongs to sakshi and it is sakshi chowdhury who is the women's 51 kilogram
04:54commonwealth games champion taking it unanimously
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