<p>World Championships medallists Nikhat Zareen and Manju Rani registered thumping 5-0 victories against their respective opponents to enter the quarterfinals of the 6th Elite Women's National Boxing Championships here on Thursday.</p>.<p>Reigning world champion Nikhat, representing Telangana, thrashed Meghalaya's Eva Waynie Marbaniang in the 50kg pre-quarterfinals bout, while Railways boxer Manju Rani also produced an equally dominating performance to defeat Uttarakhand's Kavita comprehensively in the 48kg last-16 contest.</p>.<p>Manju had won a silver medal in the 2019 World Championships.</p>.<p>Another Railways boxer Jyoti Gulia, the 2017 youth world champion, also advanced to the 52kg quarterfinals after beating Jharkhand's Neha Tantubai by unanimous decision.</p>.<p>Chandigarh's Simran (48kg) and M Dhivya of Tamil Nadu (54kg) were among the other pugilists to emerge victorious and advance to quarterfinals on the third day of the competition.</p>.<p>While Simran out-punched A Ritu Rao of Odisha by Referee Stops the Contest (RSC) verdict, Dhivya got the better of Arunachal Pradesh's Muni Leya by 5-0.</p>.<p>Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain (75kg) of Assam will be among others to feature in their last-16 bouts on Friday.</p>.<p>More than 300 boxers have been competing in the tournament across 12 weight categories. </p>
<p>World Championships medallists Nikhat Zareen and Manju Rani registered thumping 5-0 victories against their respective opponents to enter the quarterfinals of the 6th Elite Women's National Boxing Championships here on Thursday.</p>.<p>Reigning world champion Nikhat, representing Telangana, thrashed Meghalaya's Eva Waynie Marbaniang in the 50kg pre-quarterfinals bout, while Railways boxer Manju Rani also produced an equally dominating performance to defeat Uttarakhand's Kavita comprehensively in the 48kg last-16 contest.</p>.<p>Manju had won a silver medal in the 2019 World Championships.</p>.<p>Another Railways boxer Jyoti Gulia, the 2017 youth world champion, also advanced to the 52kg quarterfinals after beating Jharkhand's Neha Tantubai by unanimous decision.</p>.<p>Chandigarh's Simran (48kg) and M Dhivya of Tamil Nadu (54kg) were among the other pugilists to emerge victorious and advance to quarterfinals on the third day of the competition.</p>.<p>While Simran out-punched A Ritu Rao of Odisha by Referee Stops the Contest (RSC) verdict, Dhivya got the better of Arunachal Pradesh's Muni Leya by 5-0.</p>.<p>Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain (75kg) of Assam will be among others to feature in their last-16 bouts on Friday.</p>.<p>More than 300 boxers have been competing in the tournament across 12 weight categories. </p>