Star Indian boxer Nikhat Zareen out-punched Algeria’s Boualam Roumaysa to safe a pre-quarterfinal berth within the Women’s World Championships right here on Sunday.

Competing within the 50kg occasion, Nikhat beat the reigning African champion by a 5-0 unanimous verdict to notch her second win within the match.

Both boxers held themselves again initially and maintained a secure distance. Nikhat, who gained gold within the final version, drew first blood. The Algerian adopted go well with as the 2 pugilists tried to get the higher of 1 different.

If Nikhat landed just a few mixture punches, Roumaysa capitalised on the Indian boxer’s open stance to land a number of blows. However, the primary spherical went in Nikhat’s favour and the Indian started the following spherical by going all out. Roumaysa too seemed set to come back ahead and assault.

Both boxers performed with aggression and resorted to lot of physique clinching however in the long run, a lot to thrill of the Indian followers on the KD Jadhav Stadium, Nikhat emerged victorious.

“My strategy for today was to dominate the round as she (Roumaysa) was the top seed. There is an advantage of seeding. I did get a seeding. If I beat the top seeds, it sets an impression on the judges,” Nikhat mentioned after the bout.

“I have seen her bouts before. She gets very aggressive if you are in close range. So, I had aimed to play from far but there was clinching and a bit of dirty game,” she added.

Later within the day, 2022 World Championships bronze medallist Manisha Maun (57kg) will open her marketing campaign with the spherical of 32 bout in opposition to Rahimi Tina of Australia.

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