India, March 25 -- Anamika Hooda is a rarity in Indian boxing. Not many Indian women have an all-out attacking style like this flyweight boxer. Most boxers are uncomfortable facing her, and that goes for two-time world champion Nikhat Zareen too.

A two-time national champion, the short Anamika rushes and closes in on her opponent at every opportunity. She is then relentless with her punches. Close-quarter fighting is not typical of Indian boxers. They prefer the long range - step back, create space and attack. Anamika hurries them and her powerful combinations unsettle opponents. RSC (referee stops contest) wins is quite common for Anamika. At the Elite Women's National Championships here, she won two RSC verdicts, and on Tuesday stormed...