Puljiz began with a comfortable win over Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Anđela Samardžić before beating Kosovo’s Flaka Loxha in the semi-final. In the final, she defeated Serbia’s Marica Perišić to improve on the silver medal she won in the 52kg category at the Oran Games four years ago.
Puljiz’s gold was Croatia’s 26th medal at the Taranto Games and its fourth gold.