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The 5th Elite Women’s National Boxing Championship came to an end on Wednesday, and the Railway Sports Promotion Board (RSPB) successfully defended their team championship title. But it was Telangana's Nikhat Zareen who hogged the limelight and was adjudged the best boxer of the tournament.

The Indian boxers are continuing to dominate the proceedings in the opening rounds at the AIBA Men’s Boxing Championship 2021 in Belgrade, Serbia. Debutant Nishant Dev recorded a thumping win against Hungary's Laszlo Kozak, and now will be up against Mauritian pugilist Merven Clair.

India will be fielding a relatively inexperienced squad in the upcoming Men’s Boxing World Championships, which begins on Monday, in Belgrade. Former silver medalist Amit Panghal and 2020 Tokyo Olympics participant Manish Kaushik are two of the prominent pugilists to remain absent.

Reigning Asian champion Pooja Rani entered the quarter-final of the ongoing women’s national boxing championship, with a win over Parvathi P in the 81kg category. On the other hand, world champion Manju Rani also progressed to the last eight stage, with a win over Uttarakhand's Sobha Kahali.