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India’s Nikhat Zareen (52kg), Parveen (63kg) and Anamika (50kg) eased past their respective rivals to storm into the quarter-finals at the 12th edition of the Women’s World Boxing Championships on Sunday. Nikhat made light work of her Mongolian rival Lutsaikhan Altantsetseg to sail into quarters.

India’s Parveen pulled off a powerful performance to enter the second round at the IBA Women’s World Boxing Championships after thrashing Mariia Bova by a unanimous decision. The boxer from Rohtak completely dominated the 63kg opening round bout as she attacked from the very beginning.

The Indian women's boxing team, including Tokyo 2020 bronze medalist Lovlina Borgohain, will train in Turkey for the upcoming World Championship, to be held in Istanbul, from May 6 to 21. Originally, the championship was slated to be held in December last year but was postponed due to Covid-19.

Indian boxers Amit Panghal, Ananta Chopde, and Sumit made their way into the final while three women boxers signed off with bronze medals at the 2022 Thailand Open International Boxing Tournament in Phuket on Friday. Manisha (57kg), Pooja (69kg) and Bhagyabati Kachari (75kg) lost in their semis.