<p>Nikhat Zareen (52kg) was the lone Indian to enter the final as two others signed off with bronze medals in the Women&rsquo;s World Boxing Championships in Istanbul on Wednesday.</p>
<p>Nikhat, the 2019 Asian Championship bronze medallist, made short work of Brazil&rsquo;s Caroline De Almeida to notch up a dominant 5-0 win. She will take on Thailand&rsquo;s Jitpong Jutamas in the fly weight summit clash on Thursday.</p>
<h2>Moun, Hooda win bronze</h2>
<p>However, Manisha Moun (57kg) and debutant Parveen Hooda (63kg) settled for bronze medals.</p>
<p>While Manisha lost to Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Irma Testa of Italy by a 0-5 unanimous decision, Parveen went down by a 1-4 split verdict to European Championship bronze medallist Amy Broadhurst of Ireland.</p>
<p>Nikhat, who is a former junior world champion, stayed calm and completely dominated her rival for an unanimous decision win in her last-four bout.</p>
<h2>Dominant win</h2>
<p>After a relatively sedate start Nikhat went all out to land a flurry of punches as the Brazillian huffed and puffed, struggling to keep up with the Indian&rsquo;s pace.</p>
<p>&ldquo;My strategy today was to not let her play her natural game, and instead, make her adjust to my game. That was the strategy, and I adopted it successfully. I&rsquo;m now looking forward to returning home with the gold medal. I will plan my strategy [for the final] with my head coach,&rdquo; Nikhat said after her victory.</p>
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Hyderabad-based former Junior World Champion Nikhat confident of winning top spot after outclassing Brazil’s De Almeida 5-0 in 52kg semis

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