India, Sept. 30 -- Lovlina Borgohain will look to move one step closer to an Asian Games gold medal when she takes on Kazakhstan's Natalya Bogdanova in the women's 75kg semifinal at Nishio Gymnasium on Wednesday, September 30. The Indian boxer has already secured at least a bronze medal and will now fight for a place in the gold-medal bout.

Lovlina kicked off her Asian Games campaign in the quarterfinals against South Korea's Seong Suyeon. The Indian produced a dominant 5-0 unanimous-decision victory, winning all three rounds 10-9 on the judges' scorecards. She used her reach effectively, landing counter punches and jabs to control the bout and secure her second consecutive Asian Games medal.

The semifinal will bring a new challenge aga...