Liverpool, Sept. 6 -- India's star boxer Nikhat Zareen announced her return on the international stage with a clinical win in the opening round of the women's 51kg weight category at the World Boxing Championships in Liverpool today.
The 29-year-old Nikhat, who has been crowned world champion twice had not competed in any international event this year but she did not show any signs of rustiness as she dominated USA's Jennifer Lozano from the first minute to get a 5-0 verdict.
However, it was not a very good outing for the other two Indians in action on Saturday.
Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain went down 0:5 against Busra Isildar of Turkey in the second round of the women's 75kg category while Hitesh Gulia's spirited fig...